UPDATE: Unable to boot still but can now access recovery console

[TeflonMan1]

Guys im in some serious trouble. I was trying to rip a DVD in Windows XP and was viewing the VSO files using PowerDVD and then suddenly I got a BSOD. I rebooted and it said that windows\system32\config\system was missing or corrupt. It told me that I could press R at the Setup screen and restore the file. I tried booting in safe mode and last known good configuration and it wouldnt boot. I went ahead and booted off the XP CD and it would never get past the blue loading windows screen so I cant even get to a recovery console. Do you guys have any ideas, I am willing to reinstall windows because I have all my files on a seperate harddrive, but fixing this would be preferred. I just need to somehow get it working again. Here are some system specs.

P4 1.6@2.3 Ghz
512 megs
primary HD is 18 gig SCSI with windows on it
2 secondary 60 gig IDE and 250 gig IDE harddrives on primary channel
Geforce 4 Ti4200
CD burner and DVD burner both on secondary IDE channels

 

[darkeneddays]

Not sure on this but perhaps a repair installation? (not repair console)

XP Installation Repair

Just a thought...

 

[KGB]

Teflon,

Have you tried the Recovery Console without your system OC'ed?

 

[TeflonMan1]

The overclocking must have been it. I was trying to fix the problem using the microsoft support database and I found 2 possible solutions. One was accessing the system recovery through the recovery console found here, System recovery. For some reason whenever I type that in it tells me that its an invalid command, which perplexes me. I have used that before and gotten to the system recovery. I would think I would be logged on as an admin by default since I only have one OS. When I boot up the recovery console it only ask me what OS I want to boot up and nowhere does it ask me an admin password or an admin login.
Also I found this article that talks about how to replace that corrupt file. When I follow that exactly, with the exception my Windows is on the D drive for some reason now, it always tells that that it was an invalid switch /. What the heck am I doing wrong is beyond me.