Re: missing or corrupt windows/system32/config/system
From: jamille (jamille.1s3xio_at_)
Date: 07/13/05
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:48:54 +0100
you could try doing this one.
How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
When you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you
may receive one of the following error messages:
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE
Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the
hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or
alternate
The procedure described in this article uses Recovery Console, System
Restore if the restart gives any error when it booted to Desktop, and
lists all the required steps in specific order to ensure that the
process completes fully. After you complete this procedure, the system
should return to a state very close to the system before the problem
occurred.
I. Boot to the Recovery Console
To run the Recovery Console from the Windows XP startup disks or the
Windows XP CD-ROM, use the following steps:
Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or
insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart
the computer.
Click to select any options that are required to start the computer
from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the
Recovery Console.
II. Manually copy system restore files
At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines,
pressing <Enter> after you type each line:
NOTICE:
(all commands to be typed in command prompt are in BLUE color for
clarity of the content, and pressing the <Enter> key is required for
executing each command at the recovery Console)
cd \ ( Note: between "cd" and "\" there should be a "blank space" else
the command won''''t work )
2. cd system~1\_resto~1
NOTICE:
The appropriate command should be used according to the error message
aka if the file "system" is corrupted use the first command or if the
file "software" is corrupted use the second command line.
If it gives an error "Access Denied" while accessing the folder,
follow the method below
cd \ <Enter>
cd windows\system32\config <Enter>
ren system system.bak<Enter>
exit<Enter>
now restart the computer and follow step I of the article.
3. dir
NOTICE:
when you hit <Enter> it will list all the restore points folders like
rp1,rp2................ we have to see the last restore point to copy
the file from a recent backup. if the restore points have more than one
page then u have keep on hitting the <Enter> key to view the last
restore point folder.
NOTICE:
It is a good rule of thumb to choose the files from the restore point
folder which the second last one.
4. cd rp {the last restore point no. } (Note : Example : cd rp9,
if rp9 is the last restore point, where last restore point no.=9 )
5. cd snapshot
NOTICE:
Now the command Prompt will look like this
c:\system~1\_resto~1\rp9\snapshot> ( Note : restore point 9 assumed for
clarity of the content, you have to goto the last restore point folder
as described in the previous lines) Now according to the error message
we have to copy the appropriate file from the restore point folder.
6. copy _registry_machine_system
c:\windows\system32\config\system
or
copy _registry_machine_software
c:\windows\system32\config\software
7. Type Exit to restart computer and boot to the harddrive
normally.
-- jamillePosted from http://www.pcreview.co.uk/ newsgroup access
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