System won't boot - missing file C:\Windows\System32\System

I've occasionally gotten this problem 'System won't boot, missing file'
"C:\Windows\System32\System."

Can anyone tell me what the file is it's referring to ? "System.???"

Thank you

TrickTrash

 

Erm Operating system

 

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Start here -
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/f768809f-ed90-415f-a83f-89b42108b3551033.mspx

A repair install should correct the problem with a missing or damaged system
file, if that is the problem. Make sure you understand what a repair
install means.

Hardware defects can also do this, but I'd try the repair install first.

 

It means either the registry is corrupt or the hd is failing

 

incorrect

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545

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What's your solution?

 

Registry errors are sometimes recoverable. See the Windows support site:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/en-us

I've done this a number of times, sometimes with good success, sometimes
with poor results. For example, once when it was the software portion of the
registry, the system had nothing listed in add/remove programs, although all
installed programs worked.

 

dang - ya beat me to it <g>! So, now that the season is over, are you still
a Steelers fan, or did you go back to the Rams?

TT

 

TT? I was wondering what happened to you. San Diego but they lost too so now
it's "The Bears"

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Me too. Go Bears!

I spent the last few months slaving away at a project that took so much of
my time that I dropped off the deep end for a while.

 

first thing to try is run chkdsk /f say "yes" then reboot

 

Philo

I should have said it was in c:\windows\system32\config\system.

I've since learnt this means a corrupt registry and been steered to a Help &
Support Article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 to find out how to
deal with this.

Thanks very much for your reply

All the best

TrickTrash