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re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Sunday, August 31, 2003 at 6:21 am Posted by Fetide (1 messages posted) Hi. Try this page. It works on my machine :-) http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/atips/atips118.shtml Good luck... On Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 5:54 am, Greg wrote: >When I try to boot my computer I get the message that the machine can't boot because >Windows can't find \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' > >I've tried the repair process and I've tried Last Know Good several times but to >no avail > >I understand that the registry is probably corrupt. > >What can I do to correct the situation? > >Can I upgrade to XP Pro and fix it? > >Thanks, > >Greg [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 12:32 am Posted by Rob (1 messages posted) Wow, that worked incredibly well. I was reinstalling my Windows 2000 Advanced Server ontop of itself to help repair all system files (I already tried SFC.exe and the Repair options on the CD) when it crashed half-way thru installation. Then upon boot, the error "The file c:...\system.sav is missing or corrupt". To surmise what that link says (incase it is ever removed or changed) is that there is a backup of the original Windows Registry (original as in the time it was first installed) in C:\WINNT\Repair. Also, if an Emergency Repair Diskette was ever created, it would update the files into C:\WINNT\Repair\regback\system. To fix that error, off the Windows 2000 CD, start up the Recovery Console (Like DOS, but more limited and can access NTFS HardDrives). In the Recovery Console, go to C:\WINNT\System32\Config and rename "system." and "system.alt" to "system.old" and "systemalt.old", respectively. Then, copy those two files (system. and system.alt) from C:\WINNT\Repair (or the regback\system if it's there) to C:\WINNT\System32\Config. Then reboot, and all should be good. Oh, altough I'm not positive, I figure this will work on Windows XP as well. On Sunday, August 31, 2003 at 6:21 am, Fetide wrote: >Hi. > >Try this page. It works on my machine :-) > >http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/atips/atips118.shtml > >Good luck... > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 6:13 am Posted by Bot (1 messages posted) Hi to everyone. Hey, I'm also have this kind of problem but the link posted is not working. On Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 12:32 am, Rob wrote: >Wow, that worked incredibly well. > >I was reinstalling my Windows 2000 Advanced Server ontop of itself to help repair >all system files (I already tried SFC.exe and the Repair options on the CD) when >it crashed half-way thru installation. Then upon boot, the error "The file c:...\system.sav >is missing or corrupt". > >To surmise what that link says (incase it is ever removed or changed) is that there >is a backup of the original Windows Registry (original as in the time it was first >installed) in C:\WINNT\Repair. Also, if an Emergency Repair Diskette was ever created, >it would update the files into C:\WINNT\Repair\regback\system. To fix that error, >off the Windows 2000 CD, start up the Recovery Console (Like DOS, but more limited >and can access NTFS HardDrives). In the Recovery Console, go to C:\WINNT\System32\Config >and rename "system." and "system.alt" to "system.old" and "systemalt.old", respectively. > Then, copy those two files (system. and system.alt) from C:\WINNT\Repair (or the >regback\system if it's there) to C:\WINNT\System32\Config. Then reboot, and all >should be good. > >Oh, altough I'm not positive, I figure this will work on Windows XP as well. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 12:33 am Posted by lacklack (1 messages posted) I tried to get into the recovery mode as recommended by typing "r" when windows starts but that is the problem- Windows 2000 stops after it tries to start (at just 2-3 "bars" in the progress bar). It does not help to try starting in the safe mode or any other option. Any thoughts??? Thanks! On Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 6:13 am, Bot wrote: >Hi to everyone. >Hey, I'm also have this kind of problem but the link posted is not working. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 9:31 am Posted by anonymusse (3 messages posted) hi, I'm having the same problem, or I wouldn't be looking at this! lacklack, in order to get to recovery mode, you first have to get to and start the "recovery console". the recovery console option is something that has to be set up when the computer is functioning normally. after that every time you boot up, you will have the option of going into win 2k pro mode or into recovery console. the original (hopefully, you have one) windows 2000 cd is used to boot up the computer and then you can get into recovery from that point. can I ask a related/pertinent question, here? my laptop's 40gb hdd got this error msg. I pulled that drive and put in another w2k drive. failing drive is fully accessible w/ a little usb powered enclosure. can i simply get a copy of "system" from a bu location on that original drive and use that as my copy, or can I similarly hookup my real backup drive and copy the winnt\system32\config\system (and system.alt) files off of that onto the failing drive; replacing the "corrupted" files? all of the above being done without necessity of going into recovery mode, etc... On Friday, March 14, 2008 at 11:33 pm, lacklack wrote: >I tried to get into the recovery mode as recommended by typing "r" when windows starts >but that is the problem- Windows 2000 stops after it tries to start (at just 2-3 >"bars" in the progress bar). It does not help to try starting in the safe mode or >any other option. Any thoughts??? Thanks! > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 5:49 pm Posted by anonymusse (3 messages posted) YESSS!!! worked like a charm! and I din't even have to use the recovery mode/console. Actually, I had tried something similar by copying system and system.alt to another folder, then renaming in config, and then recopying the copies back to config - to get around possible bad spots on hard drive... this didn't work. With my "bad" drive hung off a usb port, I was able to go into it and find b/u copies of "system". there was a whole folder with notheing but those, but I can't remember the name. got a bu copy from 8/27/07, not too bad. but with the laptop now running with the original drive in place, when I search for files called "system" as I did to find the b/u's - those other copies of system no longer are found!!! what happened! where did they come from? where did they go?! and what did I do to create them in the first place?!! do they only show up if the drive is not the primary = boot-up drive? anyway, just shows if you have an enclosure and another hdd, you can fix a lot of things with relative ease and no recovery/bootable disc! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Monday, February 2, 2009 at 5:04 pm Posted by TheOldMan (1 messages posted) Thanks for the summary as the original article is gone. This worked great for me. The first thing I'm doing now is a disk copy! Thanks!!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: 'missing or corrupt:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.SAV' Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:30 pm Posted by bidrevolution.com (1 messages posted) HELP!!! i followed these directions but since it was only asking for system.sav, i ignored the instructions for the system file. i tried to start the laptop and then got the message that my system file was corrupted. no problem, i'll just go back to repair console and take care of it...but when it asks for my admin password (which was blank) it says password is invalid!!! WTF!???!?!??! On Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 12:32 am, Rob wrote: >Wow, that worked incredibly well. > >I was reinstalling my Windows 2000 Advanced Server ontop of itself to help repair >all system files (I already tried SFC.exe and the Repair options on the CD) when >it crashed half-way thru installation. Then upon boot, the error "The file c:...\system.sav >is missing or corrupt". > >To surmise what that link says (incase it is ever removed or changed) is that there >is a backup of the original Windows Registry (original as in the time it was first >installed) in C:\WINNT\Repair. Also, if an Emergency Repair Diskette was ever created, >it would update the files into C:\WINNT\Repair\regback\system. To fix that error, >off the Windows 2000 CD, start up the Recovery Console (Like DOS, but more limited >and can access NTFS HardDrives). In the Recovery Console, go to C:\WINNT\System32\Config >and rename "system." and "system.alt" to "system.old" and "systemalt.old", respectively. > Then, copy those two files (system. and system.alt) from C:\WINNT\Repair (or the >regback\system if it's there) to C:\WINNT\System32\Config. Then reboot, and all >should be good. > >Oh, altough I'm not positive, I figure this will work on Windows XP as well. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum