Windows 2000 other computer will not boot and dont have backup disks

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my other computer a windows 2000 will not bott normally its says :will not
start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:/winnt/system32/config/system how can i fix this without the
startup or backup disks? please help.
 
If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG (F8 and
choose Last Known Good), It may be possible to rename the system hive found
in
%systemroot%\system32\config\system
to system.old
then rename
%systemroot%\system32\config\system.alt
to
%systemroot%\system32\config\system

You can also try using the most recent backup found in
%systemroot%\repair\regback

If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
original-as-installed system hive from
%systemroot%\repair\system
to
%systemroot%\system32\config\system
You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the
original OS install.

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"hudginsb37" wrote:
> my other computer a windows 2000 will not bott normally its says :will not
> start because the following file is missing or
> corrupt:/winnt/system32/config/system how can i fix this without the
> startup or backup disks? please help.
 
ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config problem


"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG (F8 and
> choose Last Known Good), It may be possible to rename the system hive found
> in
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system
> to system.old
> then rename
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system.alt
> to
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system
>
> You can also try using the most recent backup found in
> %systemroot%\repair\regback
>
> If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
> original-as-installed system hive from
> %systemroot%\repair\system
> to
> %systemroot%\system32\config\system
> You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the
> original OS install.
>
> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
> Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
> root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "hudginsb37" wrote:
> > my other computer a windows 2000 will not bott normally its says :will not
> > start because the following file is missing or
> > corrupt:/winnt/system32/config/system how can i fix this without the
> > startup or backup disks? please help.
>
 
Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in

%systemroot%\system32\config

directory.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"hudginsb37" wrote:
> ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config
> problem
 
ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i rename
..sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in
>
> %systemroot%\system32\config
>
> directory.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "hudginsb37" wrote:
> > ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config
> > problem
>
>
 
article 826721 will fix this

"hudginsb37" wrote:

> ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i rename
> .sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>
> > Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in
> >
> > %systemroot%\system32\config
> >
> > directory.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> >
> > "hudginsb37" wrote:
> > > ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config
> > > problem
> >
> >
 
Try finding someone to help you with this.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"hudginsb37"wrote:
> ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i
> rename
> .sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.
 
"hudginsb37" <hudginsb37@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B0F3D9A9-0A0E-44D2-9B57-B635DE6C0F0B@microsoft.com...
> > > ok now that i have the boot disk how do i go about fixing the config
> > > problem
> > Try renaming / replacing the system hive file located in
> > %systemroot%\system32\config
> > directory.
> ok but how do i do that ,what do i do after i hit r then c..how to i rename
> .sorry i dont understand how to do that. thank u.

Type the following at the command prompt, then remove the floppy
and restart the computer.

cd system32\config
ren system system.old
copy system.alt system

Ben
 
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