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re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 4:37 am Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) Basically you really don't have a legal operating System. You'll need to buy one. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 1:21 am, Felicity Wilde wrote: >My computer wil not start is saying that System32\config\system is corrupt or missing >and I need setup CD ROM to repair. I was given the computer second hand and so don't >have this CD. Is there any other way to fix this.I have anything important on an >external hard drive so don't mind if I have to reinstall everything. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 8:47 am Posted by Quasimodo (688 messages posted) How can you say that, Ricer46? He has a working computer with a working Windows installed. Why do you assume that it is illegal? Not having the CD doesn't make the installation illegal. You have no indication that the installation CD has been used more then once, other than assuming that this MAY be the case. Stop pushing the MS envelope to the extent of fear-mongering. Regards Quasimodo On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 4:37 am, Ricer46 wrote: >Basically you really don't have a legal operating System. You'll need to buy one. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 9:02 am Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) Try reading his post again. I have assumed very little. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 8:47 am, Quasimodo wrote: >How can you say that, Ricer46? >He has a working computer with a working Windows installed. Why do you assume that >it is illegal? Not having the CD doesn't make the installation illegal. You have >no indication that the installation CD has been used more then once, other than assuming >that this MAY be the case. >Stop pushing the MS envelope to the extent of fear-mongering. > >Regards >Quasimodo > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 9:41 am Posted by bob wells (1636 messages posted) Felicity, There is no way to know, at this time, whether your OS is "LEGAL" or not. A lost CD is not conclusive of Pirated Software. Post back with some info on your system, Make & model Number would be helpful. If it is OEM you may only need to find or purchase new Restore CD'S. Some OEM provide them free, some at nominal cost. If not OEM there are still ways to recover your OS so you can determine if you need to Purchase WinXP. Look on your Computer Case for a label with the Product Code. If you find one, write it down for easy access. BW __________________________________________________________ There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 1:21 am, Felicity Wilde wrote: >My computer wil not start is saying that System32\config\system is corrupt or missing >and I need setup CD ROM to repair. I was given the computer second hand and so don't >have this CD. Is there any other way to fix this.I have anything important on an >external hard drive so don't mind if I have to reinstall everything. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 12:28 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) Is everyone failing to notice this statement? "I was given the computer second hand..." That's not the same as losing the CD. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 9:41 am, bob wells wrote: >Felicity, > >There is no way to know, at this time, whether your OS is "LEGAL" or not. A lost >CD is not conclusive of Pirated Software. > >Post back with some info on your system, Make & model Number would be helpful. If >it is OEM you may only need to find or purchase new Restore CD'S. > > Some OEM provide them free, some at nominal cost. If not OEM there are still ways >to recover your OS so you can determine if you need to Purchase WinXP. > >Look on your Computer Case for a label with the Product Code. If you find one, write >it down for easy access. > > > >BW > > > > __________________________________________________________ > >There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 1:18 pm Posted by Quasimodo (688 messages posted) No, didn't fail to notice that statement, only didn't interprete it as the basis of anything illegal. This could have been Daddy's old computer and Daddy may not be very well organized. It is Ricer46 who fails to notice that not everyone is automatically a pirate by default. My appologies to Felicity... I didn't look at your name when I labeled you "he". Regards Quasimodo On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 12:28 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >Is everyone failing to notice this statement? >"I was given the computer second hand..." >That's not the same as losing the CD. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 2:36 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) I did not accuse her being a pirate, but I suspect there is a good chance that whoever gave her the computer was less than ethical. And I've never once accused anyone here of pirating software. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 1:18 pm, Quasimodo wrote: >No, didn't fail to notice that statement, only didn't interprete it as the basis >of anything illegal. This could have been Daddy's old computer and Daddy may not >be very well organized. >It is Ricer46 who fails to notice that not everyone is automatically a pirate by >default. > >My appologies to Felicity... I didn't look at your name when I labeled you "he". > >Regards >Quasimodo > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 3:06 pm Posted by jon (1 messages posted) have you tried f8 and restore through the console On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 2:36 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >I did not accuse her being a pirate, but I suspect there is a good chance that whoever >gave her the computer was less than ethical. And I've never once accused anyone here >of pirating software. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 3:58 pm Posted by Steve Dunn (925 messages posted) Felicity - you really need a technician to fix this issue (straightforward job for someone like me) - I'm assuming you're a competent computer user, not a techie. Said technician should have access to requisite resources (for me, that basically means a bartpe Cd - you boot from it and then restore the registry hives from a recent backup kept by system restore (assuming you haven't disabled that) in system volume information folder. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 1:21 am, Felicity Wilde wrote: >My computer wil not start is saying that System32\config\system is corrupt or missing >and I need setup CD ROM to repair. I was given the computer second hand and so don't >have this CD. Is there any other way to fix this.I have anything important on an >external hard drive so don't mind if I have to reinstall everything. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 4:26 pm Posted by bob wells (1636 messages posted) No I did not fail to notice the 2nd hand part. In fact 3 of my systems were donated to me (2nd Hand, if you Will) for the very simple reason that the previous owners wanted a new system, had lost the CDs' and didn't want to mess with them. Two were OEM so I located new Restore CD's. No problemo. The third had a full Retail copy of XP PRO, but I simply found an OEM copy(legal, from an upgrader) and changed the product code from Retail to OEM. Yes it's Activated. Now you tell me which one is a Pirated Copy of windows. We don't know from the info provided, but the poster is probably afraid to proceed because of the accusation. __________________________________________________________ There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 12:28 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >Is everyone failing to notice this statement? >"I was given the computer second hand..." >That's not the same as losing the CD. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 6:07 pm Posted by Felicity Wilde (4 messages posted) It is definitely a legal version and am a little upset at the insinuation that it is not. The computer was purchased by my brother with Windows XP installed. He then moved overseas and gave it to me to use whilst away. He cannot access his stuff while overseas so I can not get a copy of the CD he was given when he purchased the machine. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 6:16 pm Posted by Felicity Wilde (4 messages posted) Thank you to those of you that answered my question without assuming that because I am not terribly computer savvy that I must be a pirate. Because I am not that savvy I wouldn't even know how to pirate something let alone want to do it. I will take my PC to a technician who will help me sort it out as I have all the required codes attached to a sticker on the bottom of my machine. Thank you again. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 6:24 pm Posted by bob wells (1636 messages posted) Felicity, You are more than Welcome. Good luck getting your Computer back up and running. I hope you wont let this disuade you from seeking help here on Annoyances.org. BW __________________________________________________________ There's nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 6:16 pm, Felicity Wilde wrote: >Thank you to those of you that answered my question without assuming that because >I am not terribly computer savvy that I must be a pirate. Because I am not that savvy >I wouldn't even know how to pirate something let alone want to do it. I will take >my PC to a technician who will help me sort it out as I have all the required codes >attached to a sticker on the bottom of my machine. Thank you again. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 7:07 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) You should have stated the full story to begin with. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 6:07 pm, Felicity Wilde wrote: >It is definitely a legal version and am a little upset at the insinuation that it >is not. The computer was purchased by my brother with Windows XP installed. He then >moved overseas and gave it to me to use whilst away. He cannot access his stuff while >overseas so I can not get a copy of the CD he was given when he purchased the machine. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: System32 missing or corrupt- No setup CD ROM Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 6:12 pm Posted by Felicity Wilde (4 messages posted) I guess I wasn't aware that there were people out there that automatically thought the worst of anyone having trouple with their computer. It really wasn't any of your buisness why I couldnt get my hands on the CD, I asked for advice on a situation I did not understand, not to be judged by your questionable standards. It wouldn't hurt to think positively about people as an automatic response rather than assuming the worst. 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