HALP!!!

[synnoveaevael]

Remember last night how I said how much it would fucking SUCK if I couldn't use my main computer???

WELL IT FUCKING SUCKS!!!

I came out here to use it and I moved my mouse and it got STUCK on a screen saver picture. So I don't know if anyone IM'ed me or what.

So I waited about 10 minutes. NOTHING. Fine. I restart.

SYSTEM ERROR.

It's telling me it can't find the STANDARD SYSTEM FILE. Just put in the Windows OS disc.

No problem. I have that.

It's not recognizing it's in there. I restarted it with the disc in there. I turned it off, I put the disc in after turning it back on. I've done like, everything.

And the disc is readable. My gaming computer (this one) sees it just fine.

I can't get to ANY screen. ANY OF THEM. I get a Dell start up screen then the error message of doom.

HALP HALP HALP

:(
ETA

This is the error message:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Set up using the original set up CD Rom.

Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.

But, uh, it never lets me get to a screen. doesn't even *start* the disc running.

:( :(

How do I run a disc in DOS? Better yet, how do I get to the fucking DOS screen? I don't fucking remember. I miss DOS. *sigh*

The *only* thing I did different last night was defrag it. And I HARDLY see how that's gonna fuck with it's world.

Comments

[brangwaine.livejournal.com]

It's okay! ::making soothing noises::

You have many a nerd on your flist.

Now. What does the error say? Exactly!

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Set up using the original set up CD Rom.

Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.

but, uh, it never lets me get to a screen. doesn't even *start* the disc running.

:( :(

[darkscarab.livejournal.com]

are you fucking kidding me.

Thats the same error message I got last night......what in the world.......

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

really???? did you fix it?

the only thing different i did in the WORLD was defrag it.

[darkscarab.livejournal.com]

I have no idea...I'm going to have to take it in and PAY even more to have it looked at I guess. Mother.....

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

feck that.

[cassiusdrow.livejournal.com]

That probably means you have a corrupted windows registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307545

You may have to re-install some drivers and software after recovering.

[cassiusdrow.livejournal.com]

This post might help also: http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/104165-post10.html

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

yar. it won't let me get that far. *grumbles*

[brangwaine.livejournal.com]

You can go into BIOS and tell it to boot up straight from disk. We had the same OMGWTFOVER a couple of months ago.

It is not *nearly* as pain in OHWHATTHEFUCK as it sounds. Honest.

You should be able to access your BIOS from the F2 button at start up.

I don't know what kind of motherboard you have... but you should be able to just look around in all your settings. DO NOT SAVE ANYTHING. Just look.

Until you find something called "BOOT UP". Then it will say it is booting up from hard drive "X". You should be able to change it to boot from disk. Then... if all is right and you have sacrificed enough to the unholy gods of Punch & Rum, you should be able to run Windows in repair mode. (Make sure you save this setting first.)

If'n that won't do ya-you can email me or IM me. I think the info is on my eljay profile.

[brangwaine.livejournal.com]

Oh. And if this works and you can get it to do what it is supposed to-make sure you F2 at startup again and change it back to default settings. Or at the very least change the boot up selection back to hard drive.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

yep. no workie.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

i did that.

it won't get past 39%. *furrows brow* then, when i just try to repair, it wants to format, no ifs ands or buts.

i have a techie dork helping me out on saturday. *SIGH*

[brangwaine.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Can't help ya anymore than that from here.

*crosses everything*

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

bastards. i think this is going to require dissection.

[brangwaine.livejournal.com]

... This is a Dell?

[brangwaine.livejournal.com]

Oh. When we were trying to repair Windows on our Dell it did the same exact fucking thing.

We could not get it to just repair. It wanted to reformat and reinstall. Eventaully, it just debugged itself. I thought we were going to have to take it to Dell.

Yeah. That sucks.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

AWESOME. i can't wait.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

ayep.

[gothhippiegrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what's the error message?

I can email Andrew with this and get some insight/help.

Are the fans running okay?

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

fans are fine, it's a disc error.

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

[gothhippiegrrl.livejournal.com]

I'll send him an email in hopes he'll get back to me soon!

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

thank you!!

[darkscarab.livejournal.com]

I'm having the computer blues as well, I sympathize

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

*kicks our puters*

Don't panic

[thecoddesslives.livejournal.com]

Howard's computer did something very similar not too long ago, and he got it fixed. I don't know how he did it, but I'll ask him when I see him tonight. Here's hoping you'll have it figured out before then.

Re: Don't panic

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

danke!!!

Re: Don't panic

[goodbyesnothing.livejournal.com]

when the computer starts up there's usually a promt for hit F2 or esc or some other button to enter setup and on the boot processes make the dvd/cd/whatever drive you have start first and it'll go straight to the OS disk instead of trying to go like normal.. .theres usually a repair action in there that should be able to fix the missing/corrupt file if not there may be more work needed. Or if that doesn't work there are ways you can save all the data (i have a nice handy lil hot swap usb kit that i can drop any drive (almost) into) and then reformat and start over but that's worst case.

Re: Don't panic

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

yeah, i tried that, i think i'm gonna have to reformat. life is a bitch. rich is gonna take a look at it and see if there's something i missed, but so far, i've done everything everyone has suggest, so that's good at least! lol

thank you :)

[fairyrune]

::Does voodoo dance at your computer::

Did it work?

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

i don't think so! *kicks it*

[fairyrune]

Worry not. We have geeks. We can fix! If it comes down to it, I can use my Geek Squad connections for you.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

i bet jim would know what to do. but he's imprisoned by the shack. *kicks the shack*

[fairyrune]

Right then. We'll have to mount a rescue operation.

We'll need a grappling hook, and night vision goggles.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

he's getting out officially in a couple weeks!

doesn't help me now, of course. hehehehe...

JIIIIIMMMMMM!!! no. he can not here my cry for geek help.

*le sigh*

[fairyrune]

THIS IS WHY WE ARE MOUNTING A RESCUE OPERATION, WOMAN!

::plots::

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

LMFAO!

[wurmwyd.livejournal.com]

Hi there!

Might have something to do with this maybe? http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9123612%22

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

i run mozilla, not IE. :(

[rhps613.livejournal.com]

yeah defrag... is like brain surgery if it works GREAT if it goes bad.... UH-DUHHH!!!!

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

LOL.. great.

[ryanov.livejournal.com]

I suspect a bad hard drive. I would further suspect that defragmenting reorganized some of your shit into the bad part of the hard drive. None of this is a particular problem if you have A) service or a little money for a replacement, but preferably service so you don't go through an expensive experiment and B) backups. Run the Diagnostics disc and see if the hard disk fails.

[synnoveaevael.livejournal.com]

by diagnostics disc, do you mean the windows xp disc? cause i did that and it wanted to reformat my shit.