I have a compaq presario sr1000 desktop PC. It had been randomly turning itself off for weeks but i just ignored the matter until one day when i turned it on i got the message:
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
From what ive read on other sites, i have an OEM-installed operating system so there is no windows XP disk (and rather stupidly i did't make any backup disks although i have now learnt my lesson). Also, none of the F keys are working appart from F1 which loads the BIOS menu thingy.
Im not fussed at all about losing any of my work i just want it to get up and running again. Also, if my computer really is beyond the point of help, would buying a copy of windows vista home edition solve the problem.
That message indicates a corrupted registry. Unless you have something like ERD Commander that will allow you to run a system restore, your only choice is that the corruption isn't 'terminal' and can be repaired.
Borrow a WinXP CD from a friend. Change the BIOS to boot from the CD then boot from it and select the first R for the Recovery Console. Type the Administrator password or press Enter if you haven’t set one. When the command prompt (>) appears type chkdsk /r (note the space) and press Enter. Hopefully the corruption will be repaired.
As far as reloading from scratch is concerned, you may well have a recovery partition on the HDD whereby you press a specific key, or combination of keys, to return the computer to factory settings. Check your documentation/Compaq website.
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