HELP PLEASE can't get computer to start - error message inside.

janisritchie · 03-18-2006, 08:07 PM

My computer is coming up with the following error message on start up: Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt \windows\system32\config\systemd. I have now managed to get the computer to the ms dos mode in a: by having a friend make a formatted start up floppy disk but we can't get it to recognize the cd drive to reload the running programs - have tried a lot of different commands without any success. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am typing this at a friends computer (only a few doors up so can go back and forward) or she will get the messages. Thanks in advance. Regards Janis.

Mustang00 · 03-20-2006, 01:29 PM

What operating system did you format the floppy with. If you used win98 for example, it wont work because it is a fat32 system where as Windows 2000 is a ntfs system.

Try going to http://www.bootdisk.com/ and follow the link to create a floppy for your version of windows.

Just found this link from Microsoft. Try this and post back with results

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;826721

03-18-2006, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
janisritchie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1 OS: windows 2000 office pro	HELP PLEASE can't get computer to start - error message inside. My computer is coming up with the following error message on start up: Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt \windows\system32\config\systemd. I have now managed to get the computer to the ms dos mode in a: by having a friend make a formatted start up floppy disk but we can't get it to recognize the cd drive to reload the running programs - have tried a lot of different commands without any success. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am typing this at a friends computer (only a few doors up so can go back and forward) or she will get the messages. Thanks in advance. Regards Janis.

03-20-2006, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mustang00 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 45 OS: xp professional	What operating system did you format the floppy with. If you used win98 for example, it wont work because it is a fat32 system where as Windows 2000 is a ntfs system. Try going to http://www.bootdisk.com/ and follow the link to create a floppy for your version of windows. Just found this link from Microsoft. Try this and post back with results http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;826721 Last edited by Mustang00; 03-20-2006 at 01:36 PM. Reason: found another link