One of the best kept secrets of Windows XP is it's built in repair feature!

In previous versions of Windows, correcting an operating system error, or installing a new motherboard, usually meant formating and reinstalling, resulting in loss of all data. Don't worry; Windows XP repair feature won't delete your data, installed programs, personal information, or settings. It just repairs the operating system! Note: The system repair function will remove any updates you have previously installed that are not included on the CD. Drivers will also be reverted to their original XP versions, as well as some settings (network & performance settings may sometimes be reset to their defaults). It may be necessary to reactivate your Windows XP as well. When finished, you will have to download all of the updates from Microsoft Windows Update, because they are all replaced during repair. Why would I want to reinstall Windows XP? 1) Can't start Windows XP in safe mode. 2) You have problems caused by a recently installed system update (Windows Update, hotfix, Windows XP service pack, or Microsoft Internet Explorer update). 3) Your problems can't be solved with system restore, or you can't access system restore. 4) You've installed a new motherboard, or made other major hardware changes and need to reinstall Windows. Let's get started! Step 1: Rule out hardware issues. Windows Repair will only fix software problems. Hardware issues can also cause boot problems (i.e. bad hard drive, memory, CPU, or power supply). Step 2: Backup. It's always a good idea to backup your important data before making changes to Windows XP. Relax, if you follow these instructions your data will be perfectly safe. Step 3: Boot from your Windows XP CD. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message appears on the screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. Can't boot from your CD? Please see the note at the bottom of this page (Configuring Your Computer to Boot from CD). Step 4: A blue screen will appear and begin loading Windows XP Setup from the CD. Note: RAID/SCSI/Unsupported UDMA users: You will be prompted to "press F6 to install any third party SCSI or RAID drivers". Most users will not have to press F6, but if you are running RAID, SCSI or unsupported UDMA controllers, then you will have to have your controller drivers on a floppy disk. If you are unsure whether you have RAID/SCSI, then simply let the CD load without pressing F6. When completed loading files, you will be presented with the following "Windows Setup" screen, and your first option. Select "To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER". DO NOT select Recovery Console.

When presented with the screen below. press the F8 key to continue.

Next, Windows Setup will find existing Windows XP installations. You will be asked to repair an existing XP installation, or install a fresh copy of Windows XP. If no installations are found, then you will not be given the option to repair. This may happen if the data or partition on your drive is too corrupted. Note: If you install a fresh copy, all data on that partition will be lost!

Your almost finished! Windows XP will appear to be installing itself for the first time, but it will retain all of your data and settings. Just follow the prompts, and have your CD-KEY ready if needed. Do you have more than one system, or lost your CD-KEY? Visit the keyfinder page to retrieve your CDKEY. Update: Due to the proliferation of the Blaster and Welchia Worm/Virus be aware that a Repair Install will leave your system vulnerable. You can get infected within seconds. Do not go on line until you have enabled XP's firewall first. Remember to run Windows Update! (install critical updates first) ----------------------------Configuring Your Computer to Boot from CD Many computers are not configured to boot from the CDROM. If you cannot boot from the CDROM, this is probably due to the boot order of your devices being incorrect. You can change this in the BIOS. You enter the BIOS from the first screen you see when you turn your computer on. To enter your BIOS, most users here will press the DEL key.

Most Dell, Toshiba, Gateway, Sony & HP systems will press F2. Compaq users will usually have to press F10. IBM typically uses F1 or F2. Other brands may have different keys to press to enter setup, F1, F2, Del, Tab and CTRL+S. If possible see the manual for your computer or motherboard. Also, the BIOS will usually display which button to press to "enter setup" during POST (if it flashes by too fast, press the Pause key). When you enter the BIOS setup, you need to change the boot order. The CDROM should be setup before the Hard Drive. Each BIOS is different, but here is an example:

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This article describes how to recover a Windows XP system that does not start because of corruption in the regis previous state; however, you should be able to recover data when you use this procedure.

Warning Do not use the procedure that is described in this article if your computer has an OEM-installed operat user accounts that did not exist previously. If you use the procedure that is described in this article, you may not b registry hives.

You can repair a corrupted registry in Windows XP. Corrupted registry files can cause a variety of different error messages that are related to registry issues.

This article assumes that typical recovery methods have failed and access to the system is not available except by backup exists, it is the preferred method for recovery. Microsoft recommends that you use the ASR backup befor

Note Make sure to replace all five of the registry hives. If you only replace a single hive or two, this can cause po multiple locations in the registry.

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When you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you may receive one of the following error m Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\S System error: Lsass.exe When trying to update a password the return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is no

Recover a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

The procedure that this article describes uses Recovery Console and System Restore. This article also lists all the completed. When you finish this procedure, the system returns to a state very close to the state before the problem backup, you do not have to follow the procedures in parts two and three. You can go to part four. Part one

In part one, you start the Recovery Console, create a temporary folder, back up the existing registry files to a new the registry files from the repair folder to the System32\Config folder. When you have finished this procedure, a was created and saved during the initial setup of Windows XP. Therefore any changes and settings that occurred To complete part one, follow these steps:

1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into t Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prom 2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console. 3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the 4. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank 5. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type eac md tmp copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak delete c:\windows\system32\config\system delete c:\windows\system32\config\software delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam delete c:\windows\system32\config\security delete c:\windows\system32\config\default

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default 6. Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer will restart.

Note This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:\Windows folder. Make sure to change C:\W

If you have access to another computer, to save time, you can copy the text in step five, and then create a text file command when you start in Recovery Console: batch regcopy1.txt With the batch command in Recovery Console, you can process all the commands in a text file sequentially. Wh many commands. Part two

To complete the procedure described in this section, you must be logged on as an administrator, or an administra are using Windows XP Home Edition, you can log on as an administrative user. If you log on as an administrator the Windows XP Home Edition computer in Safe mode, follow these steps.

Note Print these instructions before you continue. You cannot view these instructions after you restart the compu instructions from Knowledge Base article KB309531. Step 7 contains a reference to the article.

1. Click Start, click Shut Down (or click Turn Off Computer), click Restart, and then click OK (or click 2. Press the F8 key.

On a computer that is configured to start to multiple operating systems, you can press F8 when you see th 3. Use the arrow keys to select the appropriate Safe mode option, and then press ENTER. 4. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, use the arrow keys to select the installation that you wan In part two, you copy the registry files from their backed up location by using System Restore. This folder is not usage. Before you start this procedure, you must change several settings to make the folder visible: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Start Windows Explorer. On the Tools menu, click Folder options. Click the View tab. Under Hidden files and folders, click to select Show hidden files and folders, and then click to clear th Click Yes when the dialog box that confirms that you want to display these files appears. Double-click the drive where you installed Windows XP to display a list of the folders. If is important to Open the System Volume Information folder. This folder is unavailable and appears dimmed because it is

Note This folder contains one or more _restore {GUID} folders such as "_restore{87BD3667-3246-476B

Note You may receive the following error message: C:\System Volume Information is not accessible. Access is denied.

If you receive this message, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to gain access to this fol 309531 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/ ) How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder

8. Open a folder that was not created at the current time. You may have to click Details on the View menu t starting with "RPx under this folder. These are restore points. 9. Open one of these folders to locate a Snapshot subfolder. The following path is an example of a folder pa

C:\System Volume Information\_restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8}\RP1\Snapsh 10. From the Snapshot folder, copy the following files to the C:\Windows\Tmp folder: o _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT o _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY o _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE o _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM o _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM 11. Rename the files in the C:\Windows\Tmp folder as follows: o Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULT o Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY to SECURITY o Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE to SOFTWARE o Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM to SYSTEM o Rename _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM to SAM

These files are the backed up registry files from System Restore. Because you used the registry file that the Setup exist and are available. A new folder is created with a new GUID under System Volume Information and a restor copied during part one. Therefore, it is important not to use the most current folder, especially if the time stamp o

The current system configuration is not aware of the previous restore points. You must have a previous copy of t points available again.

The registry files that were copied to the Tmp folder in the C:\Windows folder are moved to make sure that the f replace the registry files currently in the C:\Windows\System32\Config folder. By default, Recovery Console has folder.

Note The procedure described in this section assumes that you are running your computer with the FAT32 file sy Information Folder with the NTFS file system, click the following article number to view the article in the Micro 309531 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/ )

How to gain access to the System Volume Information folder Part Three

In part three, you delete the existing registry files, and then copy the System Restore Registry files to the C:\Win 1. Start Recovery Console. 2. At the command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line: del c:\windows\system32\config\sam del c:\windows\system32\config\security del c:\windows\system32\config\software del c:\windows\system32\config\default del c:\windows\system32\config\system copy c:\windows\tmp\software c:\windows\system32\config\software copy c:\windows\tmp\system c:\windows\system32\config\system copy c:\windows\tmp\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam copy c:\windows\tmp\security c:\windows\system32\config\security copy c:\windows\tmp\default c:\windows\system32\config\default Note Some of these command lines may be wrapped for readability. 3. Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer restarts.

Note This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:\Windows folder. Make sure to change C:\W

If you have access to another computer, to save time, you can copy the text in step two, and then create a text file command when you start in Recovery Console: batch regcopy2.txt Part Four 1. Click Start, and then click All Programs. 2. Click Accessories, and then click System Tools. 3. Click System Restore, and then click Restore to a previous RestorePoint.

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So hi guys, came home from work last night to find the family computer has gone balls up once again. I use my own laptop

Basically, upon trying to do a normal startup, I get a blue screen. I tried to jot down most of the info but it doesn't stay up th STOP: c0000128 {Registry file error}

I think it says 'registry file error' anyway. Already done a quick scan on google with the STOP code, and looks like it's missi screen too, but like I say, I couldn't get it all down quick enough. Anyway, the PC will restart and it will bring me to a black screen, saying: Windows Error Recovery Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.

If Windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly, Startup Repair can help diagnose and fix the problem. If pow - Launch Startup Repair (recommended) - Start Windows Normally From memory, I think the blue screen comes up after selecting Start Windows Normally. Doing the Startup Repair eventually takes me to: System Recovery Options Choose a recovery tool. - Startup Repair - System Restore - Windows Complete PC Restore - Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool - Command Prompt - Recovery Manager Doing Startup Repair does not work. I get: Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically. Sending more information can help Microsoft create solutions.

- Send information (recommended) - Don't send Choosing either seems to not get me anywhere. I could view the problem details afterwards though, which I wrote down: Problem Event Name: StartupRepairV2 Problem Signature 01: AutoFailover Problem Signature 02: 6.0.6001.18000.6.0.6001.18000 Problem Signature 03: 6 Problem Signature 04: 589833 Problem Signature 05: Corrupt Registry Problem Signature 06: Corrupt Registry Problem Signature 07: 999 Problem Signature 08: 3 Problem Signature 09: RollbackRegistry Problem Signature 10: 0 OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Upon trying a system restore, I got the following: System Restore did not complete successfully.

System Restore failed due to an unspecified error. The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error (0x8 Whether that code is of any help, I don't know, but bolded it anyway. Tried the diagnostic tool, which did two tests which took a little while, but PC restarted and same thing is happening.

Haven't tried completely restoring the PC as I would more than likely be losing all data on the PC, which I don't want to hap completely.

Anyway, I think that's all the info I had got out of this. Just no idea what to do now, so if anyone can help me, I'd be so grate stop bugging me to use my laptop! Also, any ideas as to what might have caused this to happen, so as not to do it again in the future? Thank you very much if anybody can help me here!

Lee

Nov 23 2010, 04:44 PM

Hi there Azzy221, Welcome to WTT The Blue screen of death is a very unsettling problem!
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System Recovery Options Choose a recovery tool. - Startup Repair - System Restore - Windows Complete PC Restore - Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool * Command Prompt - Recovery Manager

Choose Command prompt: In the window that opens, type in chkdsk /r and press enter (note the space between k and /) This may or may not fix the problem, but it's the first option to try. If that doesn't work, we have other options in the Repair Console without an OS re-install. So Cheers, Lee
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Azzy221

Nov 24 2010, 10:46 AM

Thanks for the reply Lee.

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Tried the command, but not sure if it's of any help to you. Not sure if I should write the whole t

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The type of the file system is NTFS. The volume is in use by another process. Chkdsk might report errors when no corruption is present. Volume label is Boot. WARNING! F parameter not specified. Running CHKDSK in read-only mode. CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)... 29 file records processed. File verification completed. 0 large file records processed. 0 bad file records processed. 0 EA records processed. 0 reparse records processed. Stages 2 and 3 (verification of indexes and security descriptors) also completed. Windows has checked the file system and found no problems. Hope this is of some help.

Lee

Nov 24 2010, 03:29 PM

I notice that your 1st post is a copy and paste from another Tech. site where you presented th

A very good site too and I'm surprised you received no response there (so I'm not going to nam Basically I believe your Registry hives need replacing as they are corrupted.
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I cannot find a Vista or W7 equivalent to this method that works with XP. "How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 This is the best and probably the most accurate response I have found: [attachment=9355:ScreenClip000004.jpg] See here for the replies: http://forums.cnet.com/7723-12546_102-358567.html

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The one there that might be plausible: [attachment=9356:ScreenClip000005.jpg] Please note this post, especially for the future: [attachment=9358:Back_ups.jpg]

Unless another Tech. here has a solution to your problem, I think that the best thing would be

Registry 'cleaner' or 'restorer' or 'fixer' or 'Optimizer'. These utilities are often responsible for th Cheers, Lee
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Ztruker

Nov 24 2010, 07:52 PM

Hi Azzy221 (and Lee of course

),

the first thing I would try is a System Restore to a date before the problem occurred. Not sure Doing the Startup Repair eventually takes me to:
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If it works, it will restore the registry to the state it was in when the restore point was created.

Lee

Nov 24 2010, 09:45 PM

Ztrucker, Azzy221 has already tried a system restore option.

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Upon trying a system restore, I got the following: System Restore did not complete successfully.

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System Restore failed due to an unspecified error. The request could not be performed becau

Cheers, Lee

Ztruker

Nov 25 2010, 11:52 AM

Thanks Lee, I missed that. Rats, would have been the perfect solution. I did find this: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-setup-ins...htm#post3992364 Sounds like it might work.
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You could boot to WinRE and copy back the automatic backed copies however. By default Windows Vista maintains two copies of the registry however in the c:\windows\system32\config\ c:\windows\system32\config\regback folder. System is a newer backup than system.old in that folder for example. about 12 hours apart, usually only a day old or so. You can copy those over to the c:\windows\system32\config folder. Backup the bad copies first just to be safe. Replace SAM, Security, Software,Components, and System as one unit, Do not just replace one hive. If they do not work then try replacing them with sam.old, security.old.software.old, components.old, and system.old Thanks, Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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You would have to boot something that would allow you to access the C: drive, save files (alw

work, UBCD4WIN orUBCD, all of which I've used to do things like this.

Lee

Nov 25 2010, 12:17 PM

Sounds plausible Ztrucker, but

If Azzy221 would like to have a go at all that, I'll give you the honor of supplying the step by st
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Azzy221

Nov 25 2010, 01:28 PM

Heh, yeah, this looks like I'd need to sit down and really read it over before doing it.
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Not sure where to start exactly.

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Do appreciate the help though guys. Family is pestering me to fix it, when I'm simply relying on

And yes, I did post this elsewhere, but when I got no reply I decided to come here too, to broa it now :/
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Lee

Nov 25 2010, 03:44 PM

Azzy221, This would be my personal plan of action if I was in your situation. 1. Download this Puppy Linux ISO to your Desktop (about a 100MB), http://puppylinux.org/main/Download%20Latest%20Release.htm

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Puppy Linux does not need to be installed on a HDD to work as it's only about 100MB and wil
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2. Read: Burning Linux ISO Basics http://pupweb.org/wikka/BurningLinuxIsoBasics 3.. Go to: http://help.artaro.eu/index.php/windows-vi...disk-vista.html

and follow the simple instructions on this link to 'Recover files from Windows Vista hard disk u

Please Ignore their Puppy Linux download link and stick with mine in step one for the latest ve 4. With Puppy up and running you will be able to access and save all important personal data 5. Restore your PC to original factory state with the PC rescue disk. 6. Always regularly back up personal Data to removable media from now on. http://lifehacker.com/5303067/five-best-fr...m-restore-tools Cheers, Lee PS Edit: I have completely revised this post (I'm a revision obsessive

) due to research that has bro

Not something we celebrate here in OZ, but I hope everyone in the good old US of A had a ve
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Ztruker

Nov 25 2010, 07:36 PM

Definitely backup your data before doing anything else. Once that's done, why not give the ste

You can use the same Puppy Linux bootable CD, or create a UBCD4WIN XP based bootable Explorer).

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The registry files are in c:\windows\system32\config They are called Components, SAM, Security, Software and System (just those names, no There is another copy in c:\windows\system32\config\regback Rename the existing ones in c:\windows\system32\config by adding .old to each one. Copy the same files from c:\windows\system32\config\regback to c:\windows\system32 Make sure you do all 5 of them. Then boot and see what happens. If it doesn't work you've lost nothing as you can still do the

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Lee

Nov 26 2010, 12:47 AM

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Ztrucker. The registry files are in c:\windows\system32\config They are called Components, SAM, Security, Software and System (just those names, no file
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There is another copy in c:\windows\system32\config\regback Rename the existing ones in c:\windows\system32\config by adding .old to each one. Copy the same files from c:\windows\system32\config\regback to c:\windows\system32 Make sure you do all 5 of them.

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Which is basically the XP registry recovery solution isn't it (or a version there of)? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545: Which does not work in Vista because: [attachment=9366:ScreenClip000004.jpg]

I don't see how UBCD4WIN XP (basically a variation of UBD) can work to recover Vista files w

Please explain thanks as I'm not getting it ?. Cheers, Lee

Lee

Nov 26 2010, 12:45 PM

I have removed the content of this post.

It was my response to a spamer promoting a 'System Optimizer' His posts have now been del
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Azzy221

Nov 26 2010, 01:39 PM

Well in the end I went down the route of using Puppy Linux to backup all of my data, and then
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It seemed like the simpler option to just wipe it all clean and start afresh.
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Massive thanks to Lee for bringing the Puppy Linux to my attention, it was a big help in getting

Thanks to Ztruker for your input too, even if I didn't go down your route. Just glad to get the he Thank you once again!

Lee

Nov 26 2010, 03:45 PM

Sounds like your good to go

Actually it was Ztruker's mention of Puppy Linux in his earlier post about various options to res I have the OS on disk but had forgotten all about it

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Cheers, Lee