Lost an important System File and Windows can't start without it?

u just need the disk to fix the damaged file so u don't really need to buy it, just borrow the CD from one of u'r friends and fix the file and return the CD

Yes it will work but that is going the long way around.

Take the hard drive out and plug it in as an auxillary to another computer (notice I said auxillary). With the system file it is missing, just copy and paste from the main hard drive your using to read the auxillary. System files go in the System32 folder; so you could find it and copy and paste into there.

If you need help with this, let me know.. done it dozens of times.

jackal_sbcc@yahoo.com

Try getting into Safe Mode and run a Windows Repair.

To get into Safe Mode:

Restart your computer

As soon as you see the system trying to load (it will probably be black and white) and before Windows tries to load, press and hold the F8 key. Continue holding it down until you see a black and white DOS menu. I think Safe Mode is F3.

Once you are in Safe Mode, hopefully you can restore your system to a time when Windows worked. Here is information on Windows Repair:

WindowsXP System Restore – excellent link – explains with graphics

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsu...

WindowsXP Repair Explained

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/w...

WindowsXP Repair Tools

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm#How%...

http://www.download-download-this.com/4.html?OVRAW...

Fix and/or Repair Windows

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install....

http://www.onsitechicago.com/support/index.php?_m=...

When you exit Safe Mode, your desktop icons will probably be out of order. Just drag them back into place.

That window you see is because Microsoft pulled the needing file because your copy of windows is registered to another person. You have to buy a unregistered version of windows and reinstall it.

yes it will work,

but if you know what file is missing

you can copy it from another pc

but you need to attach your hard drive to another pc

(it work with my pc)

if its too complicated for you just install new one, or repair it