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SlipSlice
08-19-2006, 04:33 PM
Ok, my friend has had a lot of trouble out of his computer lately, so he reformated his harddrive. He goes to start up the computer and it tells him that Windows-32-config-system is missing. He can't even start up his computer, it gets to there and freezes. and can't get to safe more of anything. He took that hard drive out just for the time being to see if he could get the computer to work, and when he tried to start up the computer, it does the same thing? Does anybody have any suggestion on how to fix this...Any help would be appreciated. ;)
Riker
08-19-2006, 05:46 PM
thats windows 4 you.I had a similar problem back in february, i got a "missing boot.ini" error.
I wasnt able to fix the damn thing(windows) so i reinstalled it.I still dont know what caused it.

I wish we could play games on linux!!
Cobra427
08-19-2006, 05:56 PM
i had the same problem today...it says that the system file or w/e is missing and wont boot up. i hope i dont have to re-install it. thats a bit of a pain. lol
SlipSlice
08-19-2006, 09:12 PM
well no matter what he can't install windows at all. He can't get to the desktop screen. and he don't even have a windows install disk, he has the emachines recovery disk that u put in, and when it boots up u press "R" and it gives you the option to recover, or destuctive, meaining taking everything off and it reinstalls windows with that disk of course. But he tried that, and it won't finish recovering.
C0mrad3
08-19-2006, 09:14 PM
well what about destructive mode?, it seems like your at the end of the rope...
little geek
08-19-2006, 09:15 PM
i had the same prob i fixed it by using the repair on an xp disc,and re-writ the ini file
Cobra427
08-19-2006, 11:07 PM
heres what to do. take your hdd, take a high powered magnet, put them together...and...poof. wiped hard drive. haha
SlipSlice
08-19-2006, 11:48 PM
:shadedshu wow cobra...that made lots of since, and really helped...
Poisonsnak
08-20-2006, 02:16 AM
What version of windows?

Check in the BIOS to make sure it is set to boot from CD, put your windows CD in (or recovery disk or equivalent) and try starting it. It sounds like it's not even looking for CD-ROM boot.
Cobra427
08-20-2006, 05:50 AM
:shadedshu wow cobra...that made lots of since, and really helped...


lol i joke i joke. :)
stealthfighter
08-20-2006, 06:14 AM
If I was in his situation I'd try it. the HDD wouldan't be any good anyways unless it was slaved :|