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1143858	2010-10-12 00:54:00	Have an NEC PowerMate DL Series with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 error on boot Missing or corrupt c:\windows\system32\config\system do not have the os cd can I use a Windows XP Home cd to do the repair? by note: it most likely is infected thus the problem	NZHawk (4093)
1143859	2010-10-12 01:17:00	Best not if you want the additional stuff MC has in it. Just get hold of a MC CD.	pctek (84)
1143860	2010-10-12 01:18:00	If we dont use the extra MC stuff - would it be ok?	NZHawk (4093)
1143861	2010-10-12 02:27:00	I wouldn't reccomend for a repair - but for a reinstall it should be alright.	SoniKalien (792)
1143862	2010-10-12 02:29:00	But on a reinstall the Windows Media code wont work for XP Home will it?	NZHawk (4093)
1143863	2010-10-12 02:38:00	Nope, code wont work on XP Home, you will need a OEM Media Center CD.	wainuitech (129)
1143864	2010-10-12 02:41:00	Ok thank you	NZHawk (4093)
1143865	2010-10-12 02:46:00	XP MCE is actually based on XP Pro from memory so you would need an XP Pro disc to do the repair. But as others have said it probably won't work anyway as MCE has extra bits and other bits removed.	CYaBro (73)
1143866	2010-10-12 03:04:00	Press F11 to access the recovery partition and follow on-screen instructions to restore your system - provided you've not reformatted the recovery partition.	bk T (215)
1143867	2010-10-12 03:04:00	Seen that many times. Probable corrupt registry. Is fixable with backup registry, but you really need to know your way around a PC. Also a chance the HD is faulty (not allways with that error)-but as you said virus, virus's can also cause reg corruption (usually not) Possibly fixable with system restore, IF you can get it to run.	1101 (13337)
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