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| Thread ID: 43712 | 2004-03-24 08:49:00 | Xp could not start | gerrypics (323) | Press F1 |
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| 224835 | 2004-03-24 08:49:00 | I am having a bit of fun trying to get my puter to start . It is an XP machine . This is the message I get: "WINDOWS COULD NOT START BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING FILE IS MISSING OR CORRUPT = windows\system32\config\system . " I have inserted the origonal install disk to do a repair but it appears I need to know a little bit about dos commands . If anyone has some spare time (non urgent) I could do with some help . I am currently using my laptop . Gerry |
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| 224836 | 2004-03-24 10:13:00 | Ummm....... why do you need to know a little bit about DOS? You can choose to Repair Windows XP from the menu that comes up. | Susan B (19) | ||
| 224837 | 2004-03-24 10:59:00 | Hello Susan I am trying to choose to Repair Windows but I can't make head nor tail out of the page that appears when I press R. & due to my vast lack of experience it looks like a dos command type of page that appears see Imagef1 sal.neoburn.net Thank you Gerry |
gerrypics (323) | ||
| 224838 | 2004-03-24 11:16:00 | This link might be useful? support.microsoft.com |
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| 224839 | 2004-03-24 11:20:00 | As you only have 1 on your list of windows installations, just press 1 then enter. | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 224840 | 2004-03-24 11:39:00 | I tried that Pheonix, & then I get a response that says "The command is not recognised" & to type HELP for a list of supported commands which I did. I haven't been able to get any of those commands to work. I should point out here that I am out of my depth here but think with a bit of advise I could possibly get through. Cheers |
gerrypics (323) | ||
| 224841 | 2004-03-25 07:03:00 | Reformated and started again. Thanks anyway guys. | gerrypics (323) | ||
| 224842 | 2004-03-25 07:42:00 | Sorry to hear that you couldn't fix it any other way - strange that TechGuy couldn't fix it either - but at least you have a nice clean computer now . Thanks for the feedback . :-) |
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| 224843 | 2004-03-25 07:44:00 | Thats the one Susan, Cheers Gerry |
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| 224844 | 2004-03-26 21:41:00 | help!! Stop!! The same thing has been happening to me......!!! i have tried recovery console and CHKDSK, and it tells me that it fixed the errors, but if i run it again it tells me they are still there. i tried FIXBOOT too, but it still refused to start. (madness). Anyway if someone can suggest anything, or whatever, then it would be highly appreciated. please note i am writing this on a 33mhz running (just) windows 3.11 and a 14k modem. IT IS NOT FUN!! if i have to download a 25mb thing or something, then yea..... but if there is some sort of command i have overlooked or anything... |
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