[dba-Tech] Booting Problem

You might want to look through recent Fred Langa's articles

Langa Letter: XP's No-Reformat, Nondestructive Total-Rebuild Option 's 
articles

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400897&cid=nl_IWK_BTL

Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software wrote:

>Thanks for the link Scott.  Looks like tonight's project instead of Sponge
>Bob. (Thank goodness we have all the Sponge Bobs TIVOed.)
>
>Rocky
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Scott Marcus
>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:20 AM
>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem
>
>Rocky,
>
>You could try a repair install...
>
>http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
>Scott Marcus
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
>Beach Access Software
>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 12:52 PM
>To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>Subject: [dba-Tech] Booting Problem
>
>My 10 y.o.'s machine won't boot up.  It gets to a certain point in the
>process and then says C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM is missing or
>corrupt.  
> 
>Can't boot in safe mode.  Recovery console gets me to the C:\ prompt, but I
>can't do a DIR or change directories.  
> 
>I can reinstall XP but we'll lose everything on the HD.
> 
>Any ideas on how to recover at least to the point where he could back up a
>few things?
> 
>He's now figured out why I have multiple back ups of my stuff.  :o)
> 
>TIA
> 
>Rocky
> 
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