Bob Phillips wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My daughter's laptop is reporting a corrupt file,
> C:\Windows\System32\Config\System. It tells us to attempt to repair this
> file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM< but we only
> have a Repair disk (why we can't have setup disks is beyond me), and it just
> doesn't start with this.
>
> Her system is Windows XP Home. I have a couple of XP Pro boxes, could I just
> use a Linux boot CD and copy from my system to hers and (hopefully) correct
> it?
>
> Seems OK to me, but thought I would ask for wiser counsel first.
>
> TIA
>
> Bob
>
>
>
It seems to me, nobody so far suggested that you press f8 when the
machine boots and try "Last known good configuration" (may not be the
strictly exact wording). It is the first thing to do ... the next being,
installing a backup software that would have save the day immediately. I
have used Lifesaver for years, to utmost satisfaction (no interest here).
--
John Doue