Comments on: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\* http://DjLizard.net/2007/08/30/249/ Aw dawg, this is just my whateva-whateva site. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DjLizard http://DjLizard.net/2007/08/30/249/comment-page-1/#comment-3809 DjLizard Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:43:25 +0000 http://DjLizard.net/2007/08/30/249#comment-3809 I don't recommend chkdsk /R as a first step until I've tested the hard drive for bad sectors. If it has bad sectors, chkdsk /R is the last thing you'd want to do: http://wiki.DjLizard.net/Data_recovery I don't recommend chkdsk /R as a first step until I've tested the hard drive for bad sectors.

If it has bad sectors, chkdsk /R is the last thing you'd want to do:
http://wiki.DjLizard.net/Data_recovery

]]> By: Eric White http://DjLizard.net/2007/08/30/249/comment-page-1/#comment-3806 Eric White Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:50:02 +0000 http://DjLizard.net/2007/08/30/249#comment-3806 My system crashed with this error message a few weeks ago. I was able to boot the recovery console and run chkdsk which ended up fixing the problems without going through the steps you list. You might want to recommend running 'chkdsk.exe /r' as a possible first step. My system crashed with this error message a few weeks ago. I was able to boot the recovery console and run chkdsk which ended up fixing the problems without going through the steps you list. You might want to recommend running 'chkdsk.exe /r' as a possible first step.

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