I have a computer running on Windows XP and I required a virus that kept taking me to a blue screen telling me to delete whatever i recently downloaded. I did this and it took me to a black screen reading...Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ and it tells me to insert Repair CD-Rom and press 'r'. THere is one probem...i do not have a Windows XP disk only a Windows Vista SP1 disk from my other computer. I need this computer up and running and do not really care about the files only having it running again. I have read many other threads that spoke about having a Windows XP disk(Which I do not have) or recoverying the files to a flash drive so i have the files. I dont care so much for these files but for the computer. PLEASE HELP ME. P.S-I do not intend on spending lots of cash on a new disk or taking the computer to the shop! You can e-mail me on hotmail(zmoney444). P.S- I dont want to spend money on a Windows disk or taking the computer to a shop. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

There is a Kbase article on this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

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"zmoney444" <zmoney444********.com> wrote in message
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> I have a computer running on Windows XP and I required a virus that kept
> taking me to a blue screen telling me to delete whatever i recently
> downloaded. I did this and it took me to a black screen
> reading...Windows could not start because the following file is missing
> or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ and it tells me to insert Repair
> CD-Rom and press 'r'. THere is one probem...i do not have a Windows XP
> disk only a Windows Vista SP1 disk from my other computer. I need this
> computer up and running and do not really care about the files only
> having it running again. I have read many other threads that spoke about
> having a Windows XP disk(Which I do not have) or recoverying the files
> to a flash drive so i have the files. I dont care so much for these
> files but for the computer. PLEASE HELP ME. P.S-I do not intend on
> spending lots of cash on a new disk or taking the computer to the shop!
> You can e-mail me on hotmail(zmoney444). P.S- I dont want to spend
> money on a Windows disk or taking the computer to a shop. PLEASE HELP
> ME!!!!!
>
>
> --
> zmoney444

"zmoney444" <zmoney444********.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have a computer running on Windows XP and I required a virus that kept
> taking me to a blue screen telling me to delete whatever i recently
> downloaded. I did this and it took me to a black screen
> reading...Windows could not start because the following file is missing
> or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ and it tells me to insert Repair
> CD-Rom and press 'r'. THere is one probem...i do not have a Windows XP
> disk only a Windows Vista SP1 disk from my other computer. I need this
> computer up and running and do not really care about the files only
> having it running again. I have read many other threads that spoke about
> having a Windows XP disk(Which I do not have) or recoverying the files
> to a flash drive so i have the files. I dont care so much for these
> files but for the computer. PLEASE HELP ME. P.S-I do not intend on
> spending lots of cash on a new disk or taking the computer to the shop!
> You can e-mail me on hotmail(zmoney444). P.S- I dont want to spend
> money on a Windows disk or taking the computer to a shop. PLEASE HELP
> ME!!!!!
>
>
> --
> zmoney444

All Windows XP computers have one of the following:
a) A Windows XP installation CD, or
b) A Factory restore CD, or
c) A boot CD that restores Windows from a hidden partition on your disk.

The manual that came with your PC tells you which one it is. Have a look at
it, then select the method that is appropriate for your PC.

If the computer doesn't have a hidden Recovery partition, you're SOL.

PS: A Repair Install will NOT fix this!


zmoney444 wrote:
> I have a computer running on Windows XP and I required a virus that kept
> taking me to a blue screen telling me to delete whatever i recently
> downloaded. I did this and it took me to a black screen
> reading...Windows could not start because the following file is missing
> or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ and it tells me to insert Repair
> CD-Rom and press 'r'. THere is one probem...i do not have a Windows XP
> disk only a Windows Vista SP1 disk from my other computer. I need this
> computer up and running and do not really care about the files only
> having it running again. I have read many other threads that spoke about
> having a Windows XP disk(Which I do not have) or recoverying the files
> to a flash drive so i have the files. I dont care so much for these
> files but for the computer. PLEASE HELP ME. P.S-I do not intend on
> spending lots of cash on a new disk or taking the computer to the shop!
> You can e-mail me on hotmail(zmoney444). P.S- I dont want to spend
> money on a Windows disk or taking the computer to a shop. PLEASE HELP
> ME!!!!!

zmoney444 wrote:
> I have a computer running on Windows XP and I required a virus that
> kept taking me to a blue screen telling me to delete whatever i
> recently downloaded. I did this and it took me to a black screen
> reading...Windows could not start because the following file is
> missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ and it tells me to
> insert Repair CD-Rom and press 'r'. THere is one probem...i do not
> have a Windows XP disk only a Windows Vista SP1 disk from my other
> computer. I need this computer up and running and do not really
> care about the files only having it running again. I have read many
> other threads that spoke about having a Windows XP disk(Which I do
> not have) or recoverying the files to a flash drive so i have the
> files. I dont care so much for these files but for the computer.
> PLEASE HELP ME. P.S-I do not intend on spending lots of cash on a
> new disk or taking the computer to the shop! You can e-mail me on
> hotmail(zmoney444). P.S- I dont want to spend money on a Windows
> disk or taking the computer to a shop. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

You can get your stuff off if you have access to another computer (with a CD
burner) and someone's Windows XP CD. You can use those to create a Windows
Ultimate Boot CD - boot your computer and get whatever you want off it and
onto external media (CD/DVD/USB drive/Network Share/etc.)
http://www.ubcd4win.com/

As far as fixing it - if it is a hardware issue (hard disk drive crash) and
all it had was a recovery partition to restore it back to it's "as
purchased" state - you are likely out of luck. If you don't have a spare
hard disk drive (good one) and the proper type/flavor of Windows
installation media sitting around - you will be spending money on one or
both.

As far as fixing it - if it is strictly a software issue - you might get
away with a borrowed CD of the same flavor (Windows XP Home, Professional,
Media Center, etc) and then changing the key back to your own if necessary.
You might not even have to worry about the key if the *fix* is successful
without a lot of other muss/fuss:

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

Use the "Manual steps to recover a corrupted registry that prevents Windows
XP from starting".

I have only seen those work twice out of the six times I had to try and fix
this issue. In the other four times - it was a bad hard disk drive. Once
the drive is dead - you need to replace the hard disk drive or you will get
pretty much no-where.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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"Amy Diamond" <jefferies.sylvia******.com> wrote in message
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> Amy Diamond

Your reply looks like an advertising plug for this product, which makes me
wonder if your reply is genuine. Here are two points to consider:
- After formatting drive C: and re-installing Windows, your chances of
recovering your data files are small to nil.
- This "wonderful" product costs $99.00. Not exactly cheap.

On Jul 7, 1:05*am, zmoney444 <zmoney...********.com> wrote:
> I have a computer running on Windows XP and I required a virus that kept
> taking me to a blue screen telling me to delete whatever i recently
> downloaded. I did this and it took me to a black screen
> reading...Windows could not start because the following file is missing
> or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ and it tells me to insert Repair
> CD-Rom and press 'r'. THere is one probem...i do not have a Windows XP
> disk only a Windows Vista SP1 disk from my other computer. I need this
> computer up and running and do not really care about the files only
> having it running again. I have read many other threads that spoke about
> having a Windows XP disk(Which I do not have) or recoverying the files
> to a flash drive so i have the files. I dont care so much for these
> files but for the computer. PLEASE HELP ME. P.S-I do not intend on
> spending lots of cash on a new disk or taking the computer to the shop!
> You can e-mail me on hotmail(zmoney444). * *P.S- I dont want to spend
> money on a Windows disk or taking the computer to a shop. PLEASE HELP
> ME!!!!!
>
> --
> zmoney444

Did you encounter a power interruption lately or some abnormal XP
shutdown?

The KB article is a good idea, but starts with:

1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk

UBCD4WIN is also great and everyone should have one, but it also
requires you to have an XP installation CD.


Why don't you just create a bootable CD that has only the Windows
Recovery Console on it?

The cost is quite reasonable at $zero. One requirement is that you
have a working machine with hardware capable of burning a CD.

That will give you the same commands as if you booted RC from a "real"
XP installation CD or were clever enough to install RC on your HDD
(hindsight!).

You may be able to get away with just booting on that CD and run
chkdsk /r on your HDD. Maybe...

It is certainly easier than some of the alternatives and does not
require an XP installation CD.

On Jul 7, 1:05*am, zmoney444 <zmoney...********.com> wrote:
> I have a computer running on Windows XP and I required a virus that kept
> taking me to a blue screen telling me to delete whatever i recently
> downloaded. I did this and it took me to a black screen
> reading...Windows could not start because the following file is missing
> or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ and it tells me to insert Repair
> CD-Rom and press 'r'. THere is one probem...i do not have a Windows XP
> disk only a Windows Vista SP1 disk from my other computer. I need this
> computer up and running and do not really care about the files only
> having it running again. I have read many other threads that spoke about
> having a Windows XP disk(Which I do not have) or recoverying the files
> to a flash drive so i have the files. I dont care so much for these
> files but for the computer. PLEASE HELP ME. P.S-I do not intend on
> spending lots of cash on a new disk or taking the computer to the shop!
> You can e-mail me on hotmail(zmoney444). * *P.S- I dont want to spend
> money on a Windows disk or taking the computer to a shop. PLEASE HELP
> ME!!!!!
>
> --
> zmoney444

Here is the link to the bootable .ISO image to doanload for RC:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ueyyzfymmig

You want to download:

xp_rec_con.iso

Here is some fast and easy burning software. Great if you have never
made a bootable CD before:

http://www.imgburn.com/

I read that the Vista bootable CD (if you have one), has an enhanced
chkdsk that will work with XP, but I have no way to try that.

The problem with missing or corrupted files (in system32\config folder)
can be solved two ways. In both cases you need a bootable CD (XP
installation CD is good for the purpose)
or another PC to which you can mount your HDD.
1) Scan your HDD for errors. The simple tool is windows's 'chkdsk' with
parametrs /f /r. This may take time but at least you'd be sure HDD
errors would be fixed.
2) After (or without) scanning, try to restore to previous state of the
system. If your system restore function disabled skip this part and go
to the step 3.
3) As a good advice restore your system with restore option that can be
run from windows XP installation CD.

As for using another PC... well, mount your HDD, get an access to
'System Volume Information' folder by giving rights to Aministrators
group.
There you can find folders named '_restore{547...ets .In it you'll find
several folders named 'RP010' or smth like that. You need to open
snapshot folder and rename files _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE &
_REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM into 'software' & 'system'. Then copy those
files into c:\windows\system32\config replacing files there.

In some cases you may need to restore _REGISTRY_USER_NTUSER_S-...etc
This file rename into NTUSER.DAT & copy into your user's profile folder
(For example c:\documents and settings\administrator)
The bigger the size of the file in a row of files named
_REGISTRY_USER_NTUSER that means the file is yours. (Other files are for
other profiles).