# Someone Help. Computer bootup problem.
**URL:** https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372
**Category:** Technical Support Forum
**Created:** [February 6, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372 "2006-02-06T14:07:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Eden99](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Eden99)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372/1 "2006-02-06T14:07:09Z")
Okay. So this morning my computer wouldn’t boot up.
It tells me:
Windows could not strart because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\windows\system32\config\system
You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup and using the original setup CD-ROM.
Select ‘r’ at the first screen to start repair.
Only problem is, when I do that I get ‘access denied’ when I try to enter any commands in the repair screen.
HELP. Thanks =x
Also, the only thing I can think of is to reinstall windows, only I am not sure if installing over my already existing windows XP home would murder me and my computer.
Okay, thanks. =x
HORRIBLE SUFFERING
:kissy:
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### Author:  [@Zero](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Zero)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372/2 "2006-02-06T14:35:21Z")
Format c:/
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### Author:  [@Rhaka](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Rhaka)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372/3 "2006-02-06T14:45:26Z")
Which one was it? Hell or high water? \>\_\>
But oh god that sucks. A reinstall _might_ do the trick, but if it doesn’t you really don’t have a choice but to format. Try and make backups of your stuff by means of a boot disc, first.
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### Author:  [@kaseli](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/kaseli)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372/4 "2006-02-06T15:32:56Z")
EDIT: nevermind, it wouldn’t work, you’re screwed
format C:\ lol
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### Author:  [@Rast](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Rast)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372/5 "2006-02-06T18:08:45Z")
Sounds like one of your system files is a damaged part of the hard drive - I’d try removing the drive and putting it in another computer (directly or via an enclosure) and running a full scandisk on it, then try the repair utility again, if it still doens’t work you _might_ be able to use xcalcs ([http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318754](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318754)) to modify the permissions on the affected file so you can mess with it, though if the file itself is damaged it won’t help any.
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### Author:  [@Eden99](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Eden99)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/someone-help-computer-bootup-problem/16372/6 "2006-02-06T20:05:15Z")
Format C:\ done.
Problem ‘solved’. Carry on people.
HORRIBLE SUFFERING
:kissy: