Author Topic: PC Troubles - Looking for help (Read 728 times)

Guardian 452 · « **on:** April 05, 2007, 03:44:12 PM »

My PC went belly up on me yesterday. Im using my wifes laptop at the moment, while I try and figure out how to get my pc running again.

Yesterday when I went to turn it on I kept geting stuck and getting error messages before windows would open up.

Here are examples of the messages I was getting

the registry cannot load the hive (file) \\systemroot\\system32\\config\\SOFTWARE
its corrupt, absent, or not wrtiable

I tried using f8 and stating in safemode, and using last know good configuration, both times I get this message.

Windows could not start because the following fine is mising or corrupt: \\WINXP\\SYSTEM32\\CONFIG\\SYSTEM

Then it tells me I can attept to repair this file by starting the windows setup from my windows CD.... well I finally got it to read the CD right away and I got it to start up this repair mode..... But I cant figure ut how it works at all!!

I'd appreciate any help from the community... in walking me thru this and geting my PC back!

Thanks

G-452

Nyralotep · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2007, 04:18:48 PM »

This might be able to help you.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2007, 05:07:54 PM »

Following the instructions in the link and I cant get past screen 6.

They said its aother poorly worded screen and not to wory that I am still on the right track but I cant figure out how to get past here....

If I hit ENTER it looks for a disk with a previous version of windows..... if I hit F3 then it just takes me out of the prograa]m completly.

what am I doing wrong... .or not doing to get to screen 7?

Nyralotep · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2007, 05:43:42 PM »

Does it find a previous version of Windows? or does it just continue to look?

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2007, 05:47:17 PM »

it wants a previous version on disk, which I dont have.

then it comes right back to ENTER and F3 so I cant figure out how to move on!

Nyralotep · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2007, 05:51:10 PM »

Found the actual Microsoft document. Try it from scratch again following these instructions.

jrizz · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2007, 05:59:54 PM »

i repair mode can you run a system restore from a restore point?

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2007, 06:00:58 PM »

nope

It just wont let me past the set up windows XP Now and asking for my disk with an older version of windows.

*thinks about using his Remington 870 20 gauge to "fix it" *

jrizz · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2007, 06:03:07 PM »

the Rem wont do it you will get the blue (read as blew) screen of death

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2007, 06:08:37 PM »

No..... but it will feel good!

This $^@(^&;\\'ing PC hasnt worked all day and its driving me NUTS!

the links I have been given would work great if I could get past the hangup I am having!

AHHHHH!!!!!

Nyralotep · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2007, 06:17:03 PM »

From another document here:

Next, Windows Setup will find existing Windows XP installations. You will be asked to repair an existing XP installation, or install a fresh copy of Windows XP.

If no installations are found, then you will not be given the option to repair. This may happen if the data or partition on your drive is too corrupted.

If it's not finding an installation your only option might be to re-install XP. What happened before this problem started?

Marswipp · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2007, 09:35:37 PM »

SpinRite should tell you the physical state of the hard drive, but you would have to be willing to pay about one hundred US dollars.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 05, 2007, 10:10:12 PM »

Alright ive given up on that hard drive and im now gonna try and mke my back up storage hard drive into my main drive.... hope that works at least!

Filatus · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2007, 10:15:32 PM »

This page might help.

Corrupt Hive

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 05, 2007, 10:15:56 PM »

cant do tht either..... *sigh* I give up.

hawklen · « **Reply #15 on:** April 05, 2007, 11:30:40 PM »

Well, when windows gives me this many problems, I just format the drive and reinstall. But thats just me

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 06, 2007, 05:08:07 PM »

ok.... after trying to log in to windows about 137 times over the past 2 days... out ofthe blue today it let me log in !!!!

Thank god too!!! I tried to play Layo on my wifes laptop... OMG laaaaaaaggy!!

Now what do I need to do to fix what wasnt letting me log in !? What programs should I run!?

Fatherchaos · « **Reply #17 on:** April 06, 2007, 05:10:28 PM »

Guardian, you may want to start by making a backup of your hardware profile (save hardware profile) just to give you an extra fall back point. Given your issues, I'd also recommend a full backup of any critical data for a worst case scenario.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 06, 2007, 05:43:05 PM »

I have made a few disks worth of things I dont want to loose!

hawklen · « **Reply #19 on:** April 06, 2007, 06:02:55 PM »

Quote from: Guardian 452

I have made a few disks worth of things I dont want to loose!

Good! Wipe windows clean, it will run quicker