Hi John, Reformatting is rather a drastic measure. You could do a system Restore, and at least then would not loose any data. George. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Snowdon > Sent: 17 January 2005 17:41 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Missing or corrupt file > > Hi list > For the past few months I have been having a recurring > problem with my computer. > I'm using XP Pro SP1, N.I.S 2004, W.E 4.5. Everything runs > well for a few weeks and when at boot-up I get the following > message:- Windows cannot load as the file > \windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt. I > have tried to repair this file - unsuccessfully with the > result that each time this fault occurs I just re-format. > Perhaps someone can help. > > HTH > John > > > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq