I hav a pc that needed a new hard drive. Fitted it. Loaded xp from recovery discs, and on start up I get the following error message,
WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
This file is either corrupt or missing.
I have searched the M\S website and found this work around,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
Unfortunately it did not work, not recognising one of the files about 1/2 way through.
I have checked the memory, swapping it for another piece, checked all connections, the hard drive is a different size, so I partioned it so it was the same size as the old one.
Nothing would work.
I took the hdd out of another pc and tried in the non working one, this one would boot up.
I put the non working hdd in the other pc and this would boot up.
It just will not boot up in the pc it is meant to be in. It has to go in this one as it is my brother in laws, and rather larger than the working one, or I would swap them.
The files are obviously not corrupt or missing, something is just throwing a wobbly on start up and I'm lost.
Any Ideas?????
Graham
WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
This file is either corrupt or missing.
I have searched the M\S website and found this work around,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
Unfortunately it did not work, not recognising one of the files about 1/2 way through.
I have checked the memory, swapping it for another piece, checked all connections, the hard drive is a different size, so I partioned it so it was the same size as the old one.
Nothing would work.
I took the hdd out of another pc and tried in the non working one, this one would boot up.
I put the non working hdd in the other pc and this would boot up.
It just will not boot up in the pc it is meant to be in. It has to go in this one as it is my brother in laws, and rather larger than the working one, or I would swap them.
The files are obviously not corrupt or missing, something is just throwing a wobbly on start up and I'm lost.
Any Ideas?????
Graham