One day I booted up my pc. I saw the initial motherboard "press del for bios" screen. Then I saw the one that says "Verifying DMI Pool data, boot from CD, etc." Then I got the following error:
[code:1:f2da3feb73]Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows setup
using the original setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.[/code:1:f2da3feb73]
So I thought, OK, I'll put in the CD. I opened up my DVD/CD RW drive, put in my Windows XP Proffesional x64 edition install CD, closed the drive and restarted. This had no effect, as I was presented with the same error once more. I restarted the computer again. This time, I opened the BIOS menu and set CD-Drive as number one boot priority. Once again, the same error appeared. I tried pressing r, enter, ctrl, alt, delete, all the f-keys, etc. Nothing happened.
I googled my error message, but all the pages I've found say that you have to use the recovery console, or press something in the windows installation setup menu, etc. My problem is, after the intial BIOS opening menu, I have no keyboard control whatsoever, and no Windows Install menu pops up. Once again, I tried pressing several keys, restarting, re-inserting the CD, and even inserting a Windows XP Pro (non-64) startup disk. No menu appears, no keyboard control, no way to navigate in any way from that menu. At the point of the error message, I can only
-turn my computer off
-press the restart button on the case
-open/close the disk drive.
I believe the problem may have been caused by a forced (read: Just flipping off the power supply) shutdown.
I have no problem with reformatting my hard drive, but is there a way to do it without the windows install CD?
Any help I can get would be very much appreciated. I'd be happy to give any clarifications which could help anyone assist me better. Microsoft support is an option, but it costs $59, which is utter bullshit, IMHO, but that's neither here nor there
[code:1:f2da3feb73]Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows setup
using the original setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.[/code:1:f2da3feb73]
So I thought, OK, I'll put in the CD. I opened up my DVD/CD RW drive, put in my Windows XP Proffesional x64 edition install CD, closed the drive and restarted. This had no effect, as I was presented with the same error once more. I restarted the computer again. This time, I opened the BIOS menu and set CD-Drive as number one boot priority. Once again, the same error appeared. I tried pressing r, enter, ctrl, alt, delete, all the f-keys, etc. Nothing happened.
I googled my error message, but all the pages I've found say that you have to use the recovery console, or press something in the windows installation setup menu, etc. My problem is, after the intial BIOS opening menu, I have no keyboard control whatsoever, and no Windows Install menu pops up. Once again, I tried pressing several keys, restarting, re-inserting the CD, and even inserting a Windows XP Pro (non-64) startup disk. No menu appears, no keyboard control, no way to navigate in any way from that menu. At the point of the error message, I can only
-turn my computer off
-press the restart button on the case
-open/close the disk drive.
I believe the problem may have been caused by a forced (read: Just flipping off the power supply) shutdown.
I have no problem with reformatting my hard drive, but is there a way to do it without the windows install CD?
Any help I can get would be very much appreciated. I'd be happy to give any clarifications which could help anyone assist me better. Microsoft support is an option, but it costs $59, which is utter bullshit, IMHO, but that's neither here nor there
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