Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE

This problem is due to the registry hive corrupted. To resolve this issue without reinstalling Window XP, we can use recovery console. Insert Window XP CD, boot from CD and enter recovery console mode.

Under recovery console mode, select your partition that contain window xp.



Type cd system32\config , and then press ENTER.

Type dir system , and then press ENTER.

If you cannot run the preceding command successfully (because the file is missing), skip to step 3. If you can run the preceding command successfully, type ren system system.bak , and then press ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file, replace “system” with “software” in the preceding command. For example, you would type ren software software.bak (instead of ren system system.bak ), and then press ENTER.

Type copy c:\windows\repair\system , and then press ENTER.

NOTE : If the message that you received referred to the software file, replace “system” with “software” in the preceding command. For example, you would type copy c:\windows\repair\software (instead of copy c:\windows\repair\system ), and then press ENTER.

You should receive a “One file copied” informational message.

Resolution:

“C:\Windows\System32\winevt” in that folder is another one named LOGS

Rename the LOGS folder to LOGSold and reboot.

“C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs” -> “C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logsold”

REN C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logsold

PS: We need to have Vista CD in order to rename/recreate the Log folder.

Below is the link of other similar black screen issue:

Remote Procedure Call service (rpcss) running under the LocalSystem account rather than NT Authority\NetworkService account.

Causes:

• $TxfLog file is corrupted
• Clfs.sys driver (Common Log File System driver) fails to fix $TxfLog file corruption

• Common Log File System or CLFS is the logging system used by Windows for creating high-performance transaction logs. It is accessed by both user-mode and kernel-mode applications. Its driver file is termed as Clfs.sys.

Solution:

• If you have installed more than one hard disk into the system, you should simply remove the disk on which the $TxfLog file is damaged and doesn’t contain Windows Vista.
• In case you are using only one disk in your system, you can restart the system using an earlier operating system (like Windows XP or Windows 2000) installation disc and use it reformat the hard disk to reinstall Windows Vista. You should restore your lost data from your previous backup.

Since my friend’s recovery manager is not working, thus no choice but to delete the partition and reinstalled new Vista OS…

1. Task Bar- Larger pinned icons that quickly and easily navigate through the various tasks being done.

2. Networking – Setting up a home network turns literally into a no-brainer.

3. Better, Bigger, Faster, Stronger – Windows 7 is leaner, meaner and just that much better than all other versions of Windows before it.

4. Handling Devices and Printers – Centralized place to manage all devices.

5 Improved Search – It is now faster, more inclusive and easier to use than before.

6 Snap, rattle and peek – With the snap feature, you simply “snap” the windows against the side of the screen to resize and arrange them.

7 Windows Live Essentials, Security and more Flexibility – Microsoft had the forethought to also add what they call “Live Essentials” to the mix. This is a set of free programs that you can pick and choose from in one convenient package.

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Very simple to use it, just open any document such as word or excel, press “CTRL+P” and select the Document Image Writer virtual printer, and click OK.

Then, u will be prompted where to store the file.

The image file can be open and use OCR to recognize the text.

Is very useful when we created form or letter where the signature is required. Conventionally, we will print out the letter 1st, then only we sign and scan again in order to make soft copy. Now, with image writer, we can just insert the signature to the letter, and convert it to image format.

After searched through internet, then i found out that this error is caused by Internet Explorer work offline has been turned on…( I seldom use IE.. )So, after turned off the work offline, problem is solved.

All of this is possible with the TaskKill command. First, let’s cover the basics.  You can kill a process by the process ID (PID) or by image name (EXE filename).

Open up an Administrative level Command Prompt and run tasklist to see all of the running processes:

To kill process, we just need to type the command.
C:\>Taskkill /IM firefox.exe /F
or
C:\>Taskkill /PID 26356 /F

The /f flag is kills the process forcefully. Failure to use the /F flag will result in nothing happening in some cases.

More detail about the command variables & operators can be found at TweakVista.

Below is the screen shot of the error:

Well, my friend’s toshiba L40 series laptop also having this issue.So, i plan to get in recovery console and replace the corrupted files. This time, is a bit headache due to his laptop is using SATA hdd, where the driver is not included in window xp cd. When entering recovery console, it shown that no hdd is detected…

So, i searched through internet & downloaded the Intel SATA driver, and integrated the SATA driver on my window xp sp2 cd through nlite. This time, it able to detect the hdd and got into the recovery console.

Under recovery console, we just need to press “1″, admin password will be asked, where by default is empty, just press “Enter” to continue, unless u did setup the password during installation.

Under the command prompt, type below:

copy drive:\i386\ntldr c:\

copy drive:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\

Then, type exit to quit recovery console and restart pc. That’s all, now the laptop able to access window.

Usefull Resources: Guide from Microsoft, Intel Sata Driver

To check your period left, just type “slmgr.vbs -dlv” on RUN.

Window Script Host will pop out indicates the time left… Since my Vista already activated, so the result will be vary…

Since i’m using OEM Vista Home Premium 32 bits that i copied from my friend, i can’t activate automatically online…

Well, to activate Vista, there is a lot of methods can be found on internet, the best i can get is to install the activator. Run the program, restart pc and Vista is activated. Fast and easy. Now my “OEM” Vista run like original, can install updates from microsoft.

It is a feature that allows applications to synchronize data between two computers in an efficient manner. The synchronization efficiency is made possible by using compression techniques to minimize the amount of data sent across the network. RDC is suitable for applications that move data across a wide area network where the data transmission costs outweigh the CPU cost of signature computation. RDC can also be used on faster networks if the amount of data to be transferred is relatively large and the changes to the data are typically small.

To disable RDC:

Go to Start–>Control Panel–>Classic View–>Programs & Features–>Turn Windows Features On & Off–>Untick  RDC