Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

April 20, 2009 · Posted in Windows 

I believed your might see this error message (Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM) before. This error occured because of corruption in the registry.

Below are the steps to recover a corrupted registry.

Solution 1:

  • Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
  • When the “Welcome to Setup” screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
    If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
  • When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
  • At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:
  • make backups of the following files:-
    c:\windows\system32\config\system (to c:\windows\tmp\system.bak)c:\windows\system32\config\software (to c:\windows\tmp\software.bak)
    c:\windows\system32\config\sam (to c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak)
    c:\windows\system32\config\security (to c:\windows\tmp\security.bak) c:\windows\system32\config\default (to c:\windows\tmp\default.bak)
  • delete the following files:-
    delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
    delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
    delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
    delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
    delete c:\windows\system32\config\default
  • Copy the files that you delete back to system32\config folder:-
    copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
    copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
    copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
    copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
    copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
  • Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer will restart.

Solution2:

Use chkdsk command to repair the error

  • boot from Windows XP CD
  • When the “Welcome to Setup” screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
  • type chkdsk/r
  • After repair, type exit
  • Restart your windows

I hope this 2 solution is work for you!!

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