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 Post Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:05 am    Post subject: Help!!
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I'm worried Confused

Windows won't work on our pc. It was fine yesterday, but today when we tried to boot up we just got a message on the screen. It said...

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

Then it says i can attempt to repair the file by starting windows set up using the original set up CD-ROM, and pressing 'r' at the first screen.

So... i wasn't sure which CD it was, as a few of them have Windows on them. I tried them all, and nothing happened! That message just kept coming back.

I hope we haven't got a virus! Does anyone know if this is easily fixed? I'm not very good with this sort of thing... haven't got a clue in fact!

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 Post Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:13 am    Post subject:
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Uhm... in case you are using Windows XP (home or pro doesn't matter), grab your original XP CD and boot up from it.

But before you do that, read this:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

and/or this (in case its needed):

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Hope this helps to get it working again - I cross my fingers for you Carly Wink
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I hope i can find the right CD! They all look the same though Confused I'll give those a read and see what i can do tomorrow!

Thank u! Smile

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We need a new hard drive... ours is kaput!! Shocked
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Oh... Shocked sad to hear that - hope you get it sorted
and also hope you haven't had any data loss?

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huh??? urs is kaput??? ^^
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XIR.*Star wrote:
We need a new hard drive... ours is kaput!! Shocked

Urgh... that sux... sorry to hear that Sad
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Thats real bad news Carly, Crying or Very sad as Bjorn said i hope you havent lost all your data! thats one of the reasons why i,v ordered my new PC, i think my hard drive is on the way out, been getting strange clicking sounds comming from it Rolling Eyes

hope you get it sorted soon.

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hit against the hard disk ^^ might help ^^ ask sascha .. hihi
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XIR.Xanton wrote:
Oh... Shocked sad to hear that - hope you get it sorted
and also hope you haven't had any data loss?


Yeh, that's what i've been wondering, but apparantly it should be ok. Even if there is data loss, i don't have anything on the pc, it's all here on my laptop, which is mostly backed up now. Just hope we haven't lost all of our photos (just the ones of me Razz )

I hope we get it sorted soon too Clive, cos my mam keeps stealing my laptop!! Rolling Eyes

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as i said .. duno if the hard disk just stuck ... but give it a little hit ... maybe it'll boot up then ... it's no joke
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as i said .. duno if the hard disk just stuck ... but give it a little hit ... maybe it'll boot up then ... it's no joke


Shocked i can't now our towers gone! getting a new one somewhere.

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