aiman
15 Jul 2007, 1:55pm
Hi,
I recently had trouble booting into Windows and got the following error message:
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
The message told me to insert the Windows XP Home CD and press 'r' for repair...
I found this article on Microsoft's support site that entails how I can remedy my problem: ''support.microsoft.(co-m;apparently, I can't post links)/kb/307545#appliesto''
The problem that I am facing is that when the Recovery Console starts, it does not prompt me to choose which installation to access, instead it simply displays the prompt C:\
The real problem occurs when I attempt to access C:\Windows, upon which I get an 'Access Denied' message. I don't have any password on the admin user (which is the only user) on my computer. If I type LOGON, the C:\ prompt simply reappears after a blank line.
Is there any way I can get around this or do I need to reinstall Windows :(?
Thank you for any help!
I recently had trouble booting into Windows and got the following error message:
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
The message told me to insert the Windows XP Home CD and press 'r' for repair...
I found this article on Microsoft's support site that entails how I can remedy my problem: ''support.microsoft.(co-m;apparently, I can't post links)/kb/307545#appliesto''
The problem that I am facing is that when the Recovery Console starts, it does not prompt me to choose which installation to access, instead it simply displays the prompt C:\
The real problem occurs when I attempt to access C:\Windows, upon which I get an 'Access Denied' message. I don't have any password on the admin user (which is the only user) on my computer. If I type LOGON, the C:\ prompt simply reappears after a blank line.
Is there any way I can get around this or do I need to reinstall Windows :(?
Thank you for any help!