Channel 9 Forums - Tech Off - Corrupted c:\windows\system32\config\system http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Tech Off - Corrupted c:\windows\system32\config\system http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Mon, 20 May 2013 03:39:11 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 03:39:11 GMT Rev9 6 -6 -1 Tech Off - Corrupted c:\windows\system32\config\system I've just repair a computer that have the c:\windows\system32\config\system file corrupted. It is not the first time that I saw that file get corrupted on XP. Any idea on the cause of the corruption ?

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/258843#258843 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:15:34 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/258843#258843 cro 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/cro/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Corrupted c:\windows\system32\config\system No idea, but the "system" file in your CONFIG dir is your HKLM\SYSTEM registry hive, so unless you've got a backup (try "Last usable configuration that worked" on the F8 boot menu) then your system is hosed.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/30cfb012235b4e3c9c2a9dfa008effba#30cfb012235b4e3c9c2a9dfa008effba Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:21:50 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/30cfb012235b4e3c9c2a9dfa008effba#30cfb012235b4e3c9c2a9dfa008effba W3bbo 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/W3bbo/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Corrupted c:\windows\system32\config\system The "Last usable configuration" didn't work. So, I have used the repair console and copy the c:\windows\repair\system file. But I'm curious to know why that file get corrupted.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/2af0a5aab9d5435e80de9dfa008f000b#2af0a5aab9d5435e80de9dfa008f000b Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:18:46 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/2af0a5aab9d5435e80de9dfa008f000b#2af0a5aab9d5435e80de9dfa008f000b cro 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/cro/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Corrupted c:\windows\system32\config\system Bad disk would be my first guess, or bad RAM.  Run chkdsk, then run MemTest86 if you're really intent on finding out what happened.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/bc092013664e471685e09dfa008f005c#bc092013664e471685e09dfa008f005c Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:14:17 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/TechOff/258843-Corrupted-cwindowssystem32configsystem/bc092013664e471685e09dfa008f005c#bc092013664e471685e09dfa008f005c JonathonW 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/CannotResolveSymbol/Discussions/RSS Tech Off - Corrupted c:\windows\system32\config\system Hi,

I am facing the problem very often especially at one specific location...

As mentioned in the previous post.. I also suspected the hardware and now we have changed the complete hardware (infact did it quite a few times).

The same hardware is running in my office perfectly fine. I have put the machine on the raw power and left it running for few days. It works even when the machine is abnormally switch off (due to power loss) multiple time in a day.

Where as when the same machine with same configuration is running in the field it carshes very offten with the error messages similar to "C:\Windows\System32\Config\System is missing or corrupt".

At times I am able to recover the disk from the crash.

I am basically looking for the answer that why does this machine crashes, where as we do abnormal swtich off (without proper shutdown) of the PCs in office / home, they don't crash. They why this machine.

The configuration of the machine is

Intel Borad with 1GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB InnoDisk Disk On Module (HDD), multiple serial ports.

Any answer / tips are welcomed.

Thanks
Rajesh

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Rajesh.Thareja wrote:
4 GB InnoDisk Disk On Module (HDD)


I suspect you need to assist the wear-leveling capabilites of this device. [Read what Microsoft says about using Flash drives with XP Embedded]. Do a search on the page for "wear leveling", and then read the start of the topic, etc.

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