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Missing or Corrupt File! HELP!
      Thu Jan 17 2008 11:10 PM

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.

Any comments are welcome!

What do i do?!?!??!?!?

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