Are you getting the following message in Windows XP: C:\Windows\System32\Config\System is missing or corrupt? This indicates that the system registry hive is corrupted. In this article, we'll show you ...

if XP, you have restore points in c system volume information. If you can get it into safe mode, you can roll back to a restore point. Otherwise, you are probably in the market for a boot disk ...

Click on File and then on Load Hive. Next, browse to the hive file location which is C:\Windows\System32\config. Select SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, SAM or the desired hive file. Finally, enter a temporary name ...

The Windows system consists of thousands of files. Many of them have strange names, others have extensions that most users have never seen before. Normally you do not need to worry about these files.

First thing to try would be to boot with a WinPE CD, and check the disk for file system errors. I prefer Hiren's Boot CD myself. Boot using the CD, then go to a command prompt and type chkdsk c: /f ...