Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause...
file: \windows\system32\config\system
status: 0xc00000e9
info: windows failed to load because system registry file missing or corrupt.
So anyway I was not provided the Vista installation CD, but I do have a recovery CD. However, booting from that only gets me so far. After I see the Windows files are loading message, or something like that, the screen goes black with only the mouse cursor visible. Anybody encounter this before?