Restoring windows systems to previous state is useful in dealing with no boot issues with the following prompt
missing or corrupt Windows\System32\Config\System
or
missing or corrupt Windows\System32\Config\Software
in either case the computer will not be able to load the operating system. That means you have to use tools outside the operating system to resolve this issue (without having to reinstall the OS). Unlike in the current Windows 7 operating system which has a user friendly GUI for its recovery environment, in windows xp the recovery console is purely command line. So for this issue, you need to locate the copy of the system registry file which was previously backed up by system restore (provided system restore had been active prior to the occurrence of the issue). Then copy it to the above file location
1. Go to the recovery console
2. At the recovery console type in "cd c:\system~1" (without the quotes). If your system file is just corrupted but still there, you will have an access denied response. If this is your case you need to delete it first using the command "del c:\windows\system32\config\system". Then type exit and press enter to reboot back to the recovery console.
3. Once back you may now type in "cd c:\system~1\_resto~1" and press enter.
4. Type Dir and press enter to view RP folders (restore point folders) you'll see them numbered and have their corresponding dates. Find the one that you think is best. Something you recall your system was still up.
6. At this point your last line should look like "c:\>system~1\_resto~1\rp10\snapshot"
8. You might as well replace the software registry file with the command "copy _registry_machine_SOFTWARE c:\windows\system32\config\SOFTWARE"
i typed it in allcaps so you can see the difference. confirm overwrite whenver prompted.
9. Restart your computer by typing exit and press enter. Issue should be resovled by now. Note however, that if you have malware issues you may need to resolve such issue upon logging back into your operating system to avoid repitition of this problem
missing or corrupt Windows\System32\Config\System
or
missing or corrupt Windows\System32\Config\Software
in either case the computer will not be able to load the operating system. That means you have to use tools outside the operating system to resolve this issue (without having to reinstall the OS). Unlike in the current Windows 7 operating system which has a user friendly GUI for its recovery environment, in windows xp the recovery console is purely command line. So for this issue, you need to locate the copy of the system registry file which was previously backed up by system restore (provided system restore had been active prior to the occurrence of the issue). Then copy it to the above file location
1. Go to the recovery console
2. At the recovery console type in "cd c:\system~1" (without the quotes). If your system file is just corrupted but still there, you will have an access denied response. If this is your case you need to delete it first using the command "del c:\windows\system32\config\system". Then type exit and press enter to reboot back to the recovery console.
3. Once back you may now type in "cd c:\system~1\_resto~1" and press enter.
4. Type Dir and press enter to view RP folders (restore point folders) you'll see them numbered and have their corresponding dates. Find the one that you think is best. Something you recall your system was still up.
5. type in "cd RP10" (where RP10 is your choosen restore point) press enter and then type in "cd snapshot" then press enter
6. At this point your last line should look like "c:\>system~1\_resto~1\rp10\snapshot"
7. You can now copy the system file with the command "copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system"
8. You might as well replace the software registry file with the command "copy _registry_machine_SOFTWARE c:\windows\system32\config\SOFTWARE"
i typed it in allcaps so you can see the difference. confirm overwrite whenver prompted.
9. Restart your computer by typing exit and press enter. Issue should be resovled by now. Note however, that if you have malware issues you may need to resolve such issue upon logging back into your operating system to avoid repitition of this problem
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Hello, I have the same problem, I watched your video, and I applied it to my pc, At the recovery console when Itype in "cd c:\system~1" the folder was there, do I have to delete it even though it does exist. 2nd I have only 4 system restore and all of them were created after I had a problem with my pc. Please advice how to proceed. Thanks.
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Hi Henry, Thank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteDo you mean you have the error missing or corrupt Windows\System32\Config\System
If this is your error message then please go ahead and proceed to choose any of your four (4) restore points.
And, you don't have to delete anything if you are able to go to c:\system~1. You only need to delete the system registry file (c:\windows\system32\config\system) if you encounter an Access Denied error when you try to change directory to c:\system~1
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ReplyDeleteCesabarre - Thanks, and what a nice site you have! Worked wonderfully, now I just have to get adload_r out of explorer and svchost.
One small suggestion - you might like to suggest that, if the process fails the first time, to return to the restore points and pick one earlier than they used the first time.
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