From: blackfox@x-privat.org   
      
   Henry wrote:   
      
   > I'm running WinXP home ed with NTFS.  All was OK until I turned on the   
   > machine today.  I got the post beep and it started to launch.  It   
   > suddenly stopped and gave me the following error:   
      
   > Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:   
   > \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM   
      
   > That's all.  There was no file name at the end.   
      
   No, you're wrong. There was a filename at the end. "System" it is the   
   filename. That's file containing a part of registry.   
      
   > I tried a complete shutdown, but I got the same results. I tried   
   > three times and that's as far as it would go. I downloaded The   
   > Ultimate Boot CD and burned it and tried to use it and it wouldn't   
   > even boot to that. Anyone know what's happening?  Am I toast?   
      
   How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from   
   starting - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545   
      
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   Regards   
   Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk   
      
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