kcjodih
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Anyone know what it means (besides lots of horrible things) when I turn on my laptop which is only 2 years old and get a black screen and message that says 'Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\Config\System." It then says "You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-Rom. Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair."
If I then select 'r' it goes to the logo of my computer with a small 'Press F2 to enter Setup' on the bottom and if I don't it goes to a black screen and then back to the first message all over again. If I do press F2 it ends up in some BIOS Setup Utility which looks wayyyy too scary and freaks me out so I get the heck out of there speedy quick!
Am I out of luck and have I lost everything?
What would cause this? A virus?
HELP!!! I can't see or reach my computer guy until Monday morning and I'm sooo missing my laptop and concerned I'm going to lose everything over there. Alot is backed up but not all....:cry::cry:
If I then select 'r' it goes to the logo of my computer with a small 'Press F2 to enter Setup' on the bottom and if I don't it goes to a black screen and then back to the first message all over again. If I do press F2 it ends up in some BIOS Setup Utility which looks wayyyy too scary and freaks me out so I get the heck out of there speedy quick!
Am I out of luck and have I lost everything?
What would cause this? A virus?
HELP!!! I can't see or reach my computer guy until Monday morning and I'm sooo missing my laptop and concerned I'm going to lose everything over there. Alot is backed up but not all....:cry::cry: