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Archie84

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Help in repairing Com
« on: November 24, 2006, 11:09:15 PM »
Hi guys !!!

Ok my desktop have a serious problem. Now it cant boot up because it says file missing windows/system32/config/system. Then i do a chkdsk using recovery console it scan till 50% and hang.
So now what can i do other then refomatting the com?

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2006, 12:46:08 AM »
Go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...have your Windows CD handy...
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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2006, 01:14:05 AM »
i cant log in to windows not even safe mode....

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2006, 01:33:11 AM »
Looks like the only option is to do a rerpair install...
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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2006, 01:33:23 AM »
Hello Archie - welcome to the forums.

Have a look at this..  I suggest you print it so that it's readily available when you want to start the Recovery Console..

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2006, 04:31:20 AM »
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Hello Archie - welcome to the forums.

Have a look at this..  I suggest you print it so that it's readily available when you want to start the Recovery Console..

Good luck


Hi Dusty,

ok i have done chkdsk /r done some repair, however i did repair using windows before so i dont have any system restore point . So how do i go from here ?

Thanks !

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2006, 07:48:56 AM »
Do you have a real WIndows CD as opposed to some sort of restore CD? If so, this should get you going:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2006, 07:37:37 PM »
Yea i have the original CD , but when i go to setup it dont let me repair.

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2006, 07:45:44 PM »
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Yea i have the original CD , but when i go to setup it dont let me repair.

Sounds like you have the OEM CD.Not an off the shelf after market
Windows CD like GX1_Man is talking about.
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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2006, 07:47:25 PM »
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Yea i have the original CD , but when i go to setup it dont let me repair.

How are you "going to setup" exactly? What do you see on the screen? What does the CD say on it word for word?
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Archie84

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2006, 10:00:33 PM »
ok this what it say when i go to set up. It give me 3 option.

- setup windows XP on the selected item
- to create a partition space on a unpartiton press c
- to delete a partiton space

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2006, 10:18:09 PM »
But before that do you get an option to press R for a Repair?

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2006, 10:29:57 PM »
yup the repair option is before this but it leads to recovery console.

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2006, 11:48:21 PM »

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Re: Help in repairing Com
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2006, 01:52:11 AM »
i cant do a repair as the window dont have the option for me.

-install , delete , quit ..... for me  :(
« Last Edit: November 26, 2006, 01:58:10 AM by Archie84 »