greggustin
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corputed file = no winXP disk
this would be easy if Gateway gave me a WinXP CD . . .
instead they gave me a recovery CD with WinXP embedded which will reformat the whole HD if used - IDIOTS
anyway
I have a corrupted file (I get this message on startup)
"c:\windows\system32\config\system" is corrupted
us WinXP and 'r' to start recovery
so far, I went to my second desktop
(same Gateway model) and tried to copy the system file to a floppy - but I cannot because copying the file is prevented because file is "in use"
I even tried from the cmd (dos) prompt
any ideas???
eg how can I copy that file onto the floppy
then how can I get it into the broken desktop?
I do have a brand new XP Pro CD - still in its sleave
can I use that to start my XP home problem desktop?
this would be easy if Gateway gave me a WinXP CD . . .
instead they gave me a recovery CD with WinXP embedded which will reformat the whole HD if used - IDIOTS
anyway
I have a corrupted file (I get this message on startup)
"c:\windows\system32\config\system" is corrupted
us WinXP and 'r' to start recovery
so far, I went to my second desktop
(same Gateway model) and tried to copy the system file to a floppy - but I cannot because copying the file is prevented because file is "in use"
I even tried from the cmd (dos) prompt
any ideas???
eg how can I copy that file onto the floppy
then how can I get it into the broken desktop?
I do have a brand new XP Pro CD - still in its sleave
can I use that to start my XP home problem desktop?