missing system file

[MTL]

hey ya'll.
I have a problem with the other comp.
when I rebooted it, I got a message that Im missing the config/system file,
and it says 2 enter the original setup CD-ROM and press 'r' 2 repair.
now the problem is a friend installed windows 4 me, and I can't get the original cd, I tried with another windows xp CD but it dont work.
is there a way around it?
thx in advace.

[Murray S.]

Howdy:

Ya.. get the cd your "friend" used although I am willing to bet, if they used it and never gave it to you, it is a pirated copy in which case your help from here with be limited if at all !!

Murray

[MTL]

Originally Posted by Murray S.

Howdy:

Ya.. get the cd your "friend" used although I am willing to bet, if they used it and never gave it to you, it is a pirated copy in which case your help from here with be limited if at all !!

Murray

well, I certainly hope not. cause he's a compute programmer.
Im totally against piracy.
but I'll ask him.
so ur sayin I won't lose all the files? cause a friend told me when u repair it resets the system, cause the file prolly got infected with a virus.

[renegade600]

Originally Posted by MTL

well, I certainly hope not. cause he's a compute programmer.
Im totally against piracy.
but I'll ask him.
so ur sayin I won't lose all the files? cause a friend told me when u repair it resets the system, cause the file got infected with a virus.

It is a pirated copy if you did not get the cd. You need to either get the disk from your friend or purchase a new copy to be legal.

As far as the repair, it depends upon the type of repair needed.

[MTL]

Originally Posted by renegade600

It is a pirated copy if you did not get the cd. You need to either get the disk from your friend or purchase a new copy to be legal.

As far as the repair, it depends upon the type of repair needed.

I didn't get it cause I brought him the computer 1nce 2 fix it, and he had 2 reset the system, so he installed his cd.(so u mite b rite).
so 1nce he'll fix my comp with his copy, can I install my cd over it and the data won't b lost?
(also, what u mean the type of repair needed? cause i get a message when I start the comp that the file windows/system32/config/system mite b missing or corrupted)

[Murray S.]

First of all, XP can ONLY be installed on ONE system unless it is a corporate edition most of which are pirated versions..

You said he used HIS copy so, that means he should have given you the cd as it is no longer any good on any other system other than yours UNLESS it is pirated..

Murray

[MTL]

Originally Posted by Murray S.

First of all, XP can ONLY be installed on ONE system unless it is a corporate edition most of which are pirated versions..

You said he used HIS copy so, that means he should have given you the cd as it is no longer any good on any other system other than yours UNLESS it is pirated..

Murray

am I on trial 4 somethin? lol.
cause I get what u sayin,
but the reason I came here in the 1st place is that I know nothin about computers.

[Murray S.]

*L*.. No, but helping out with software that was obtained illegally (no matter how innocent the user is) is against policy here..

Would love to help but need to make sure everything is legit !!

Murray

[MTL]

oh well. I guess since u don't know me, theres no way I can prove anythin.

thx anyway, I'll manage.