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I Jus'Finished Solving This MUCH DREADED, Rarely Solved, "Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing!!!" Problem! ...CHALLENGING!!!

The "Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing!" Problem Is NOT a Hardware Problem!

The "Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing!" Problem IS a Software Problem, Possibily Created By Hardware But, NOT Necessarily Is The Hardware, Defective! ...So Don't Go Out & Buy Or, Replace The Motherboard, Power Supply, Hard Drive, RAM, Graphics Cards, Sound Cards, etc., Thinking You Have Defective Hardware 'Causing The Problem! ...'Cause It's NOT DEFECTIVE HARDWARE!!! ...O.K.?

The System Is a Dell Dimension 4300, Shown Here on My Computer Repair Bench:

For Perspective On Jus'How Difficult This Problem Isssssss, Here's an Interesting Quote:

Subject: Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing

Lee B drlasome@hotmail.com
5/5/2002 12:56:04 AM

This has already been discussed in this thread, but apparently this is a very popular problem. You can see some other discussions on this here.

I've researched this problem for several days now, and it seems that there is no real solution. There are several work arounds, but they only delay the problem until next time. As near as I can tell there are a wide range of hardware "issue's" that can cause this. These same hardware configurations will normally work fine under earlier versions of windows (unless there's a faulty component).

Unfortunatly, i'll have to revert to 2k or even 98SE, since after so many days of playing with this problem and (judging by the feedback i've gottten on the web) there is not much hope for a permanent fix. I am just sick of fooling around with this. I'll try installing XP off the cd on another machine, maybe it'll work there.


Source - Subject: Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing

I Jus'Wanted To Get This Thread, "Blog", Started About This But, More About How To Solve This Later...

For Now, Here Are Search(s) Related To This Problem:

MSN Search: Windows\System32\Config\System

Google Search: Windows\System32\Config\System

I Tried To Contact Microsoft Help and Support, Using The "Email Support" Option and I Got This Message:

Provide product ID
No charge support is not available from Microsoft
The product ID indicates that this product may be supported by your computer manufacturer. Contact your computer manufacturer for support or select a different support option below.

Select one of the following options:Computer Manufacturer Support
Dell : (888) 560-8324 View all computer manufacturer phone numbers

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Ask other users at no charge

Microsoft Support
Type the product identification number.
How to find your product identification number?

Pay $35.00 US by credit card for this support request
Software Assurance license: for servers only (Software Assurance Access ID required)
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The Problem Issssss, During The Process of Solving The "Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing!!!" Problem, I LOST The Microsoft Product Key For The *GENUINE* Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Home Edition That, Was Originally Installed On That, Dell Dimension 4300 Computer System!

...As I Chose, After Reading Much of The Available Literature On The Web About "Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing!!!" Problem, To Do The "ReInsall Windows" Option, Not The "How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting" Or, The Windows XP Recovery Console Option, On That, Dell Dimension 4300 Machine!

But, That, Wiped-Out The Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Home Edition, Product Key Number That, Was On That, Dell Dimension 4300 Computer System!

Sooooooo, I NEED a "Replacment" Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Home Edition, Product Key For The *GENUINE* Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Home Edition, Software That, I LOST Solving "Windows\System32\Config\System Corrupt or Missing!!!" Problem, On That, Dell Dimension 4300 Computer System!!!

Kemosabe???

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