-so i typed this in the recovery console:
bootcfg /rebuild
Enter load identifier: Windows XP Pro
Enter OS load:/fastdetect
fixboot
that did not work and now depending on which windows i select at the boot menu i get either: windows\system32\config\system or minint\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt
-I then tried a different solution and typed this into the recovery console:
md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak
delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
however this did not work either as i get the message "the system can not find the file specified" when i type "copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system "
-i then tried to system repair however could not find the "r option" and only the options: install, delete partition, quit
-:Partition 1 <EISA Utilities>
C:Partition 2 <ACER> [NTFS}
-safe mode does not work, i get this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\system32\system
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\system32\system.alt
-when i typed chkdsk /p in recovery console i get: chkdsk found one or more errors on the volume
-i am using a genuine windows xp home edition cd however it is not the one that was used to install windows on my laptop, as my laptop had windows xp already installed when i purchased it
-laptop is Acer aspire one
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Edited by ellie1, 17 January 2014 - 10:30 PM.