...meant will be following post by Romac !

...now Windows update is installing
KB915597
KB890830
KB951066
KB952954
KB953838
KB950974
KB951072
KB952287
KB951839
and dotnet 1.1 Service pack 1
....seeing as they got lost after restoring a full hd back up taken on the
13-08-08

I wonder if one of those hosed my registry ? !
....oh well, it rebooted okay, ...suppose I'll never know.

regards, Richard


"RJK" <notatospam********.com> wrote in message
news:eEDoM9iCJHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> oops ! ...just spotted the post by Alec.S with same problem a little
> further down, ...so i will be following that !
>
> regards, Richard
>
> ..YOU SEE !!! ..people really do read for answers in this NG !!
>
>
> "RJK" <notatospam********.com> wrote in message
> news:eTyp%230iCJHA.4368@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Switched on my 2nd PC tonight and got a black dos screen :-
>> Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
>> C:\windows\system32\config\system
>>
>> ...rather than wade through
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
>>
>> I've just booted from Norton Ghost cd and am now restoring a Norton
>> Ghost *.v2i full hd backup taken 13-08-2008, from 2nd hd (in same the
>> machine),
>> and its' now 58% into "Copying volume data over existing volume"
>>
>> This PC has been as solid as a rock for many weeks, ...nay ...several
>> months !
>>
>> Any ideas as to what could have knocked it for six ?
>> I replaced the D-sub monitor lead with a DVI-D lead before I switched it
>> on, ...can't believe that this blew up the registry !!!!
>>
>> ...have been trying to think what I could have done to it, the last time
>> I used it but, I'm sure I didn't do anything nasty or stupid.
>>
>> I think a Windows update went in during my last session with it but, that
>> seemed fine.
>>
>> regards, richard
>>
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