Today morning I received the following error while starting my windows 2003 R2 base file server in my office.
Windows 2003 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
I was able to solve it using following method. (I thought it might be useful to share this knowledge for others)
- Start the computer by using the Windows 2003 CD. At the “Welcome to Setup” screen, press R to repair, and then press C to start the Recovery Console.
- Type the number for the appropriate Windows installation, and then type the Administrator account password.
- To copy the SYSTEM file from the WINDOWS\Repair folder to the WINDOWS\System32\Config folder, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
copy c:\winnt\repair\system c:\winnt\system32\config\SYSTEMIf you receive a prompt to overwrite the file, press Y, and then press ENTER. (You can also copy all the files one by one, as console doesn’t allow you to use * wild card )
- Restart the computer.
And you will see your windows booting normally.
thanks buddy …thanks for this technical query , actually i m looking for this type of technical query list questions with solution like this ..so have u got /made any list of this type of question bcoz m working on MCITP 2008 & R2 and windows exchange server 2007/ 2010…plz do send me if u have any bcoz i m working on2nd line support on windows server 2008 and send me technical interview questions with answers of MCITP 2008 & r2 …i have been on yr technical question on 2003 part 1-2-3..but i need it for MCITP 2008 my email id is mayur_17_gandhi@yahoo.com, i have already subscribed u as well
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