I deleted several files and directories on my D: drive. I didn't think they
would have anything to do with my Win XP operations. Turned Computer off last
night and now at boot get missing or corrupt C:\windows\system32\config. I
booted to CDRom Setup and tried the restore program but I only had one
restore point and it didn't fix it. Before I try the sequence to copy a new
system (copy C:\windows\repair\system) I need to know if there is a way to
just restore everything from my recycle bin if I boot from the CDRom and get
am at the c:\windows propmt? Will the Copy fix messup the items in the
recycle box? Yes, I didn't backup my drives and I didn't use the restore
points--- Kick me, Kick me, Kick me!!!!
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Tigard Oregon

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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"Ken" wrote:

| I deleted several files and directories on my D: drive. I didn't think they
| would have anything to do with my Win XP operations. Turned Computer off last
| night and now at boot get missing or corrupt C:\windows\system32\config. I
| booted to CDRom Setup and tried the restore program but I only had one
| restore point and it didn't fix it. Before I try the sequence to copy a new
| system (copy C:\windows\repair\system) I need to know if there is a way to
| just restore everything from my recycle bin if I boot from the CDRom and get
| am at the c:\windows propmt? Will the Copy fix messup the items in the
| recycle box? Yes, I didn't backup my drives and I didn't use the restore
| points--- Kick me, Kick me, Kick me!!!!
| --
| Ken T.
| Tigard Oregon

Hi,

No, you need to repair the registry.

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

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"Ken" <Ken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EFEB8252-7B60-4157-B7BB-C69FCAF6DA47@microsoft.com...
>I deleted several files and directories on my D: drive. I didn't think they
> would have anything to do with my Win XP operations. Turned Computer off
> last
> night and now at boot get missing or corrupt C:\windows\system32\config. I
> booted to CDRom Setup and tried the restore program but I only had one
> restore point and it didn't fix it. Before I try the sequence to copy a
> new
> system (copy C:\windows\repair\system) I need to know if there is a way to
> just restore everything from my recycle bin if I boot from the CDRom and
> get
> am at the c:\windows propmt? Will the Copy fix messup the items in the
> recycle box? Yes, I didn't backup my drives and I didn't use the restore
> points--- Kick me, Kick me, Kick me!!!!
> --
> Ken T.
> Tigard Oregon
>

Ken wrote:
> I deleted several files and directories on my D: drive. I didn't think they
> would have anything to do with my Win XP operations. Turned Computer off last
> night and now at boot get missing or corrupt C:\windows\system32\config. I
> booted to CDRom Setup and tried the restore program but I only had one
> restore point and it didn't fix it. Before I try the sequence to copy a new
> system (copy C:\windows\repair\system) I need to know if there is a way to
> just restore everything from my recycle bin if I boot from the CDRom and get
> am at the c:\windows propmt? Will the Copy fix messup the items in the
> recycle box? Yes, I didn't backup my drives and I didn't use the restore
> points--- Kick me, Kick me, Kick me!!!!



How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307545

Once you've recovered, you might want to look here, as well:

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;822705


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