XP froze on me yesterday, and upon restarting I was informed that the file C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM was either corrupted or missing. No matter what mode I tried starting XP in (Safe Mode, etc), nothing would work.
The error message suggested I use my setup disk to repair XP, which was my first idea. Setup began just fine and started loading the setup files. HOWEVER, whereas in the past the setup disk would then give me the choice of reinstalling or repairing XP, now it simply says 'Starting Windows', exits setup, and of course restarts because the system file is missing.
Suggestions? Laptop specs are:
Amilo A
Athlon 64 3200+
1024Mb RAM
ATI Radeon 9700
Thanks,
Phil
The error message suggested I use my setup disk to repair XP, which was my first idea. Setup began just fine and started loading the setup files. HOWEVER, whereas in the past the setup disk would then give me the choice of reinstalling or repairing XP, now it simply says 'Starting Windows', exits setup, and of course restarts because the system file is missing.
Suggestions? Laptop specs are:
Amilo A
Athlon 64 3200+
1024Mb RAM
ATI Radeon 9700
Thanks,
Phil