[spaldog]

When I turn my netbook on I get the following message, Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOW\SYTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. How do I resolve the issue

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Hi Spaldog,

Welcome to Geekstogo. My name is Salagubang and I'll be helping you with this problem.

I am still a trainee so all my posts will be checked by an Expert. It's your advantage that there are two people looking at your log but responses may be a little delayed so please be patient.

• Please read all of my response through at least once before attempting to follow the procedures described. I would recommend printing them out, if you can, as you can check off each step as you complete it. If there's anything you don't understand or isn't totally clear, please come back to me for clarification.
  
• Please do not attach any log files to your replies unless I specifically ask you. Instead please copy and paste so as to include the log in your reply. You can do this in separate posts if it's easier for you
  
• English is not my first language, so please do not use slang or idioms, as this makes it difficult to understand for me.

Firstly....

I assume you don't want to do a system recovery and your netboot is running Windows XP.

On the clean computer.

Creating a bootable USB using xPUD

• Please download the following files and save it to the desktop
  
  • Unetbootin.exe
  • xPUD latest version is xpud-0.9.2.iso
• Insert the USB device to made bootable to the computer. (Make sure that no other USB's are inserted)
• Double-click on unetbootin.exe to run
• Select Disk Image, ISO and in the space provided, enter the path location of xpud-0.9.2.iso (ex. C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Desktop\xpud-0.9.2.iso)
• Select USB Drive type and the drive letter assigned to your USB stick.
• Click "OK" and wait until the program finishes. You now have a bootable xPUD.
• Download the following tool and save it inside the bootable USB
  
  • rst.sh

On the infected computer.

• Reboot your system using the xPUD bootable USB you just created.
  Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from USB follow the steps here
• Your system should now display a xPUD desktop.
• Select on the File icon; on the right pane click on the "mnt" folder and highlight "sdb1" - this is your USB device.
• Click on the "Tool" menu and select Open Terminal
  
• In the open terminal window, type in the following:
  
  bash rst.sh
  
• Press "Enter" and let it run uninterrupted.
  (The program lists available Restore Points and will save a report enum.log located in the USB drive.)
• The program is finished when it say's "Done".
• Type "Exit" to close the terminal window.
• Please attached the enum.log file in your reply. (You may remove your USB drive when transferring log to a clean computer).

Edited by Salagubang, 01 December 2010 - 05:43 AM.

[Salagubang]

Hi Spaldog,

Welcome to Geekstogo. My name is Salagubang and I'll be helping you with this problem.

I am still a trainee so all my posts will be checked by an Expert. It's your advantage that there are two people looking at your log but responses may be a little delayed so please be patient.

• Please read all of my response through at least once before attempting to follow the procedures described. I would recommend printing them out, if you can, as you can check off each step as you complete it. If there's anything you don't understand or isn't totally clear, please come back to me for clarification.
  
• Please do not attach any log files to your replies unless I specifically ask you. Instead please copy and paste so as to include the log in your reply. You can do this in separate posts if it's easier for you
  
• English is not my first language, so please do not use slang or idioms, as this makes it difficult to understand for me.

Firstly....

I assume you don't want to do a system recovery and your netboot is running Windows XP.

On the clean computer.

Creating a bootable USB using xPUD

• Please download the following files and save it to the desktop
  
  • Unetbootin.exe
  • xPUD latest version is xpud-0.9.2.iso
• Insert the USB device to made bootable to the computer. (Make sure that no other USB's are inserted)
• Double-click on unetbootin.exe to run
• Select Disk Image, ISO and in the space provided, enter the path location of xpud-0.9.2.iso (ex. C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Desktop\xpud-0.9.2.iso)
• Select USB Drive type and the drive letter assigned to your USB stick.
• Click "OK" and wait until the program finishes. You now have a bootable xPUD.
• Download the following tool and save it inside the bootable USB
  
  • rst.sh

On the infected computer.

• Reboot your system using the xPUD bootable USB you just created.
  Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from USB follow the steps here
• Your system should now display a xPUD desktop.
• Select on the File icon; on the right pane click on the "mnt" folder and highlight "sdb1" - this is your USB device.
• Click on the "Tool" menu and select Open Terminal
  
• In the open terminal window, type in the following:
  
  bash rst.sh
  
• Press "Enter" and let it run uninterrupted.
  (The program lists available Restore Points and will save a report enum.log located in the USB drive.)
• The program is finished when it say's "Done".
• Type "Exit" to close the terminal window.
• Please attached the enum.log file in your reply. (You may remove your USB drive when transferring log to a clean computer).

Edited by Salagubang, 01 December 2010 - 05:43 AM.

[spaldog]

Ok thankyou I will give that a try, I dont understand a lot of the jargon but I will try do it nevertheless and give you feedback if that works or not

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