System32/Config Corrupt

[ShadeZeRO]

Hey everyone,

I seem to be in a bit of a jam. I installed the new catalyst 8.1 drivers, did a reboot, and came up with a message in windows that says something on the lines of :

System32/Config/ Corrupt or missing ...

I tried " Last known good configuration "
that didn't help.

I'm currently following this guide:
http://support.microsoft.com/d...x?scid=kb;en-us;307545

The problem is, I can copy all the files, EXCEPT for C:\Windows.0\System32\Config\System.

I tried to copy it in vista (I have a dual boot system) as well, but it didnt work.
I'm not sure howto go about copying the file.. Any suggestions are welcome.

Edit:
It seems there was a "backup folder" already within the system32/config directory. But these files are from augest. Is it still good enough to use in the backup?

 

[cubby1223]

Run chkdsk on the drive, that usually fixes the problem. If not, then it's a lot more serious.

 

[ShadeZeRO]

It's ok, I did the whole guide, I'm back in windows. I'm going to run system restore back to a previous point just to be safe.

 

[robisbell]

do not use system restore. I'd run a thorough virus and spyware scan asap. http://housecall.trendmicro.com

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: ShadeZeRO
It's ok, I did the whole guide, I'm back in windows. I'm going to run system restore back to a previous point just to be safe.

That's an easy way to get to a given point of time, and is the right thing to do in this instance. Also, if you didn't already, chkdsk on the volume in question is wise too.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: robisbell
do not use system restore. I'd run a thorough virus and spyware scan asap. http://housecall.trendmicro.com

He had a registry corruption issue, possibly from a disk corruption issue and possibly from the file simply being bad. How will a virus/spyware scan help?

 

[cubby1223]

Actually the last time I ran into this same error, the hard drive was developing bad sectors and just happened to hit one of the registry files.