Hi,
Maybe you try to reinstall System Restore with:
C:\WINDOWS\inf\sr.inf?

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:13 +0100 (BST), eddy@nowhere.uk (Eddy) wrote:

>Using XP Pro, fully updated. Scanned for Viruses, etc, by several scanners.
>
>If I use System Restore to restore to any restore point, it appears to
>proceed normally until the PC reboots, at which point I get a Blue Screen
>"Windows/System32/Config/System file missing or corrupt" error.
>
>Booting to a "Recovery Console" shows that System is indeed missing from
>the Windows/System32/Config/ folder (and also all the other registry hives
>SOFTWARE, SAM, SECURITY, and DEFAULT)
>
>It appears that System Restore has deleted the "old" registry but had
>failed to restore its saved copy of the registry.
>
>I can recover the situation by booting to a Recovery Console and following
>the instructions from the MS KB Q307545 to manually restore the registry
>from the Windows\repair\ backups. The PC then boots ok again.
>
>I have tried turning System Restore off (to flush out all restore points),
>rebooting, and then turning System Restore on again and making a new
>restore point, but if I try to restore to the newly-created restore point
>the same problem arises!
>
>Anyone got any ideas what might be causing this?
>
>Eddy.

Have a good day,
RScotti

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My Specifications:
HP Windows XP MCE 2005
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz
Socket 775 Chipset Intel 945P
Asus Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
Memory Installed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB)
Hard drive 250 GB SATA 7200 rpm
Western Digital External HD 500 GB
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
Nvidia Video Graphics GeForce 7300LE 256 MB
Sound/Audio Integrated High Definition audio
Realtek ALC 882 chipset Supports up to 8 audio channels Dolby Pro Logic II compatible