I'm sure I'm not the only one who has booted a machine to find the following message waiting for them:Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt\\Windows\\SYSTEM32 ...

Just fixed this for someone a week ago with the recovery console. <br><br>1) Open recovery console<br>2) rename c winnt\system32\config\system to system.old<br>3) Copy c winnt\repair\system to c ...

The main subfolders of the System32 folder that normally occupy space are DriverStore, FileRepository, Config, drivers, winevt, catroot, Log Files, etc.

Safe Mode and System Restore Try to start Windows XP in Safe Mode from the Advanced Boot Options menu. If Safe Mode refuses to start, then skip to the "Windows Registry Repair" section.

C:\Windows\System32\config.nt The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose ‘Close’ to terminate the application.” ...