topic Windows XP Issue in Operating System - Microsoft https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-issue/m-p/2907273#M2444 I have a pavilion zt1175 laptop with XP OS. After rebooting yesterday, the system came up with the message "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. From what I've heard, I now have to completely restore the HD from the restore disks. Trouble is, I have info on the HD that I need. Does anyone know how I can recover files off the disk before I run restore on it? <BR /><BR />Thanks in Advance,<BR />Mike the disgruntled...;-) Tue, 18 Feb 2003 17:47:13 GMT Mike Wilson_6 2003-02-18T17:47:13Z Windows XP Issue https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-issue/m-p/2907273#M2444 I have a pavilion zt1175 laptop with XP OS. After rebooting yesterday, the system came up with the message "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. From what I've heard, I now have to completely restore the HD from the restore disks. Trouble is, I have info on the HD that I need. Does anyone know how I can recover files off the disk before I run restore on it? <BR /><BR />Thanks in Advance,<BR />Mike the disgruntled...;-) Tue, 18 Feb 2003 17:47:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-issue/m-p/2907273#M2444 Mike Wilson_6 2003-02-18T17:47:13Z Re: Windows XP Issue https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-issue/m-p/2907274#M2445 Hello!<BR />See the link:<BR /><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545</A><BR /><BR />Also read this link about how to make Boot floppy for XP:<BR /><A href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311073</A> Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:37:23 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-microsoft/windows-xp-issue/m-p/2907274#M2445 Artyom Voronchihin 2003-02-18T20:37:23Z