What Does This Mean? Startup Problems After Full System Recovery?

Posted by benny in FreeWare on June 29th, 2009 | 4 responses

I just did a Full System Recovery and unfortunately I don’t have either the original installation disc, or a recovery disc. I’m aware that all of my documents, files, anything and everything will be lost, but right now that’s the least of my problems.
When I start the computer, it does its normal process until it tells me that “Windows could not start successfully”, and that “A recent hardware or software change might have caused this”. I’m then directed to the option “Boot default hardware configuration”, and then it says that “Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: WINDOWS\system32\ config\system” It says that I can repair it via Windows Setup , using the original Setup CD-ROM, which I don’t have. Am I pretty much hopeless? Just to warn you, I’m gonna keep asking this until I have an answer. Sorry, but I’m desperate.

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4 Responses to “What Does This Mean? Startup Problems After Full System Recovery?”

  1. totalBS says:
    June 29, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    Seeing as this is a problem with startup I’m guessing that you’re only hope is the recovery/installation disk :/ Contact the computer manufacturer and see if they can give you (highly unlikely) or sell you a recovery disk. Also, you could borrow a friends disk and use that to repair your computer. I’ve had to do this twice before and the CD can fix A LOT of startup problems. So my advice is try to get your hands on a disk

  2. ilknur K says:
    June 29, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    Without CD of Windows XP how can Fix WINDOWSsystem32 configsystem? How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting?http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545http://www.google.com.tr/search?hl=en&rl…

  3. John C says:
    June 29, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    How did you do a system recovery without the original disks?

  4. Jessie says:
    June 29, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    I can’t really say more than totalBS has already said. He is right. The only way is with the CD.

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