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windows32/config/system during install

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Daniel

Flightless Bird
Hi

I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot

Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.

How do I get around this?

thanks

Daniel
 
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Greg Russell

Flightless Bird
"Daniel" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot
>
> Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
> Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.
>
> How do I get around this?


Just boot the Install CD and type R to repair.
 
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Daniel

Flightless Bird
Hi

is this a serious reply?

I thought the Recovery Console is for experts to use?

cheers

Daniel
"Greg Russell" <grussell@invalid.con> wrote in message
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> "Daniel" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23efxvgR3KHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>> I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot
>>
>> Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
>> Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.
>>
>> How do I get around this?

>
> Just boot the Install CD and type R to repair.
>
>
>
 
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Daave

Flightless Bird
Daniel wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot
>
> Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
> Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.
>
> How do I get around this?
>
> thanks


What is the make and model of your PC? What method did you use to
reinstall the OS (XP installation CD, Recovery or Restore CD specific to
your PC, or hidden recovery partition on the hard drive)?

Is this a Clean Install or Repair Install (or something else)?

If this is a Clean Install and if you are using an actual XP
installation CD, when it reboots, you need to make sure you don't press
any of the keys on your keyboard! Because if you do, you will wind up
booting from the CD, which is wrong! That is, when the PC reboots, it
*must* boot off the hard drive!

Here are instructions for a Clean Install:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Finally, what was your original problem that led you to believe you
needed to reinstall Windows? Is all your hardware in working order?
 
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Daniel

Flightless Bird
Re: windows 32/comfit/system during install

Hi

I took the hard drive out and connected it to a USB connector and
attached it to a PC and formatted it.

I had to reinstall because the Laptop would not boot.

Cheers

Daniel

"Daave" <daave@example.com> wrote in message
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> Daniel wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot
>>
>> Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
>> Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.
>>
>> How do I get around this?
>>
>> thanks

>
> What is the make and model of your PC? What method did you use to
> reinstall the OS (XP installation CD, Recovery or Restore CD specific to
> your PC, or hidden recovery partition on the hard drive)?
>
> Is this a Clean Install or Repair Install (or something else)?
>
> If this is a Clean Install and if you are using an actual XP installation
> CD, when it reboots, you need to make sure you don't press any of the keys
> on your keyboard! Because if you do, you will wind up booting from the CD,
> which is wrong! That is, when the PC reboots, it *must* boot off the hard
> drive!
>
> Here are instructions for a Clean Install:
>
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> Finally, what was your original problem that led you to believe you needed
> to reinstall Windows? Is all your hardware in working order?
>
 
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Daave

Flightless Bird
Re: windows 32/comfit/system during install

Sorry, Daniel, but you are not providing enough information for me to
assist you.

Please look at my post once more and answer those particular questions.

Also keep in mind that there are many reasons a PC can become
unbootable. If it is a hardware-related issue, reinstalling the OS won't
help you one bit.

Assuming the hardware is sound (and we have not confirmed this yet!),
there is absolutely no reason to physically remove a hard drive in order
to format it!


Daniel wrote:
> Hi
>
> I took the hard drive out and connected it to a USB connector and
> attached it to a PC and formatted it.
>
> I had to reinstall because the Laptop would not boot.
>
> Cheers
>
> Daniel
>
> "Daave" <daave@example.com> wrote in message
> news:#oJFv2W3KHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Daniel wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot
>>>
>>> Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
>>> Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.
>>>
>>> How do I get around this?
>>>
>>> thanks

>>
>> What is the make and model of your PC? What method did you use to
>> reinstall the OS (XP installation CD, Recovery or Restore CD
>> specific to your PC, or hidden recovery partition on the hard drive)?
>>
>> Is this a Clean Install or Repair Install (or something else)?
>>
>> If this is a Clean Install and if you are using an actual XP
>> installation CD, when it reboots, you need to make sure you don't
>> press any of the keys on your keyboard! Because if you do, you will
>> wind up booting from the CD, which is wrong! That is, when the PC
>> reboots, it *must* boot off the hard drive!
>>
>> Here are instructions for a Clean Install:
>>
>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> Finally, what was your original problem that led you to believe you
>> needed to reinstall Windows? Is all your hardware in working order?
 
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Daniel

Flightless Bird
Re: windows 32/comfit/system during install

My apologies, I meant that the issue is now resolved and that is
how I resolved it, it is no longer an issue

Cheers

Daniel

"Daave" <daave@example.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry, Daniel, but you are not providing enough information for me to
> assist you.
>
> Please look at my post once more and answer those particular questions.
>
> Also keep in mind that there are many reasons a PC can become unbootable.
> If it is a hardware-related issue, reinstalling the OS won't help you one
> bit.
>
> Assuming the hardware is sound (and we have not confirmed this yet!),
> there is absolutely no reason to physically remove a hard drive in order
> to format it!
>
>
> Daniel wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I took the hard drive out and connected it to a USB connector and
>> attached it to a PC and formatted it.
>>
>> I had to reinstall because the Laptop would not boot.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> "Daave" <daave@example.com> wrote in message
>> news:#oJFv2W3KHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Daniel wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot
>>>>
>>>> Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
>>>> Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.
>>>>
>>>> How do I get around this?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>
>>> What is the make and model of your PC? What method did you use to
>>> reinstall the OS (XP installation CD, Recovery or Restore CD
>>> specific to your PC, or hidden recovery partition on the hard drive)?
>>>
>>> Is this a Clean Install or Repair Install (or something else)?
>>>
>>> If this is a Clean Install and if you are using an actual XP
>>> installation CD, when it reboots, you need to make sure you don't
>>> press any of the keys on your keyboard! Because if you do, you will
>>> wind up booting from the CD, which is wrong! That is, when the PC
>>> reboots, it *must* boot off the hard drive!
>>>
>>> Here are instructions for a Clean Install:
>>>
>>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>>
>>> Finally, what was your original problem that led you to believe you
>>> needed to reinstall Windows? Is all your hardware in working order?

>
>
>
 
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Daave

Flightless Bird
Re: windows 32/comfit/system during install

Oh, I see. Thanks for the update!

Daniel wrote:
> My apologies, I meant that the issue is now resolved and that is
> how I resolved it, it is no longer an issue
>
> Cheers
>
> Daniel
>
> "Daave" <daave@example.com> wrote in message
> news:-OlxDBqn3KHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Sorry, Daniel, but you are not providing enough information for me to
>> assist you.
>>
>> Please look at my post once more and answer those particular
>> questions. Also keep in mind that there are many reasons a PC can
>> become
>> unbootable. If it is a hardware-related issue, reinstalling the OS
>> won't help you one bit.
>>
>> Assuming the hardware is sound (and we have not confirmed this yet!),
>> there is absolutely no reason to physically remove a hard drive in
>> order to format it!
>>
>>
>> Daniel wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I took the hard drive out and connected it to a USB connector and
>>> attached it to a PC and formatted it.
>>>
>>> I had to reinstall because the Laptop would not boot.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> "Daave" <daave@example.com> wrote in message
>>> news:#oJFv2W3KHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Daniel wrote:
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> I am installing XPHome and get this message after the first reboot
>>>>>
>>>>> Cannot access the file windows32/config/system.
>>>>> Reboot to the install CD and type R to repair.
>>>>>
>>>>> How do I get around this?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> What is the make and model of your PC? What method did you use to
>>>> reinstall the OS (XP installation CD, Recovery or Restore CD
>>>> specific to your PC, or hidden recovery partition on the hard
>>>> drive)? Is this a Clean Install or Repair Install (or something
>>>> else)?
>>>>
>>>> If this is a Clean Install and if you are using an actual XP
>>>> installation CD, when it reboots, you need to make sure you don't
>>>> press any of the keys on your keyboard! Because if you do, you will
>>>> wind up booting from the CD, which is wrong! That is, when the PC
>>>> reboots, it *must* boot off the hard drive!
>>>>
>>>> Here are instructions for a Clean Install:
>>>>
>>>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>>>
>>>> Finally, what was your original problem that led you to believe you
>>>> needed to reinstall Windows? Is all your hardware in working order?
 
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