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File Is Missing or Corrupt: \Winnt\System32\Config\Systemced

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by akhyar_00

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Hi there,
First of all, I congratulate and say many thanks to Techrepublic site coz the site has been a great source for me as a helpdesk analyst to tackle PC/network problems in my workplace. However, I got a common error that always happen to our PC clients. That is : Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because the Following File Is Missing or Corrupt: \Winnt\System32\Config\Systemced . Could anyone or any forum member got a solution or make research for it as i badly need a solution for it. The only solution for me at the moment is just make an ghost image to those harddisk affected. I've tried the Microsoft site tip and solution for it but it never work. hope hear from you guys soon in the forum..:-)

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by cmiller5400

This file is the system hive of the registry. If it is corrupted, the only way to fix it is to either rebuild via scratch/ghost image or to use a backup of the file (you may be able to find a copy in winnt\repair) Remember any sofware/hardware changes since the backup was made will not be in the file.

As far as causes, could have been the machine was shutdown improperly, bad block on the HDD, or it just plain went spooky.

EDIT: Not enough coffee in me yet for spell checking.

by kris.doty

We use a barts cd that has lots of utilities at my job and there are utilities to repair the registry. Once I do this it works fine,

by ---tk---

suggestion.... back up the file that is corrupt from a good system on to an external device. load the bart disk. And from there I would use "Remote Registry" to get in and replace the corrupt reg. key.

Or you could use an IDE to USB device, attach the HDD it to a good PC, and run CHKDSK from the good PC... you should be able to run all 5 stages from the Good pc... without rebooting... If its because of a bad sector, you could run spinwrite.... expensive program... but its a life saver... hopefully this helps you a little... Good luck!

by shhite

Sounds intriguing. What is it exactly and where do I find one? I would have already attempt a repair or completely rebuilt the operating system by now!

by ---tk---

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ and another sweet one is http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ ... The CD I use was premade by a coworker, so I'm not sure if "remote registry" is a standard package.. You might need to do some research on that... or im sure there are some packages that do the same thing but labled differently...

Its a windows LIVE CD, run XP in ram with out installing so you can fix what needs to be fixed on the HDD.... Also, but default networking doesn't work off the bat... it takes some work to get it to work right... but it can be done...

by Former member

Is the operating system, XP, Windows 2000?.
When you said that the Microsoft way did not do any good, what exactly did you try out?.

I have read and understood the Microsoft fix, and to me it works, so we need your point on why it did not work. If you followed the fix it should have been repaired. Other than that, what you do is a good thing, making a image of the data.
If it were me i would start over fresh (after a back up of course). :)

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

by shhite

I actually have one similar to those but never thought to use it for repair of corrupted files. I will have to play around with that. Thanks!

by ---tk---

From what I have scene, it usually ends up being a daisy chain effect... when one goes out, alot goes out, so usually its quicker to back up your data and blow it all away... but every once and a while it works (replacing the corrupted data)

by ic-it

It can be found on the UBCD page.

The OP's problem can often be fixed with a simple Chkdsk /R

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