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Jeni:
If you go into the machines bios (Award) and enter into "Advanced CMOS
Settings" you will find "First Boot Device". By highlighting that using the
up/down arrows and then "page up/down" change it to read CD ROM. Then
"Second Boot Device" should be changed to read "Floppy". Then change Third
Boot Device" to read IDE-0. Your machine will now search the CD and floppy
drives for a boot record.
Phoenix BIOS is set up a little differently, but essentially the settings
need to read the same way.
HTH
Dean Kiley
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Boot-up Problem
>
> I'm experiencing the following problem.
> My computer has lost its ability to boot. When it starts, it goes to a
> screen that says "windows could not start because the following files
> are missing or corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system. You can
> attempt to repair the problem by using the original start-up disk to
> boot."
>
> The problem is that my original start-up 'disk' was a cd-rom and my
> computer won't boot from a cd, only a disk. I have tried downloading
> the ms windows xp system setup disk that is featured on freepctech.com,
> but was completely unsucessful in repairing the problem.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions, I would be grateful. I can provide more
> info if needed.
>
> Best,
> Jeni Wright
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