|[...]friend[...]messing with his pc[...]
|on start up 
|"\windows\system32\config\system" file is missing or [corrupt]
| neilbigh101
|
Proper capitalization and punctuation is appreciated in this forum.
(...and the names of **files** have *extensions*.)


There is nothing critical to Windows 98 in \windows\system32 .
Windoze should still load.
When he figures out which of his programs is broken, he should reinstall that.

If Windoze doesn't load, he needs to reinstall Windows
(after he was monkeying around with it, deleting files).

|he hasnt got a clue where the original disc is
|
If he's in a position to do so (the OS is still working in a way he can use it),
he should borrow an install CD and copy it to his HDD.
He should also figure out his Windows Product key NOW.

Otherwise, it's time to spend some money.

I'm guessing that the same (no disks) holds true for his nuked app.
This sounds like the kind of person for whom *paid* tech support exists.

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