Missing System 32 config file?

Question

Hello. First off I just got back from out of town for the holidays yesterday. While I was gone, my bf's cousin got on my pc and (bluntly) F@%#ked it up. He doesnt know what he did other than downloading music..sigh. So anyways the problem.. When you try to turn on the pc, the windows wont load. It freezes. If I try to start in safe mode it wont load and says somethings missing. If I try to restore to last known good config mode it says the system 32 config file is missing. So basically I cant even Reformat the pc cause it says file missing. I cant turn on pc to do anything.. how can I fix this without paying an arm and leg for professionals? Any advice or help is appreciated. Also.. is there a way to somehow override the missing file so I can at least maybe (hopes) download a system32 file and install? Im so pissed!!

Btw, its a HP

Answer 1

I have been blessed to not have this problem, but I have been told that f you press F10 while booting up (with an HP computer) it will launch the built in System Recovery from HP. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

ok number 1- i am not a coumputer geek!

2- i do know that my computer wasmissing a win 32 file thingy and i was told that this file is like your ...windows running program so we had to just get an xp cd and put it in and it will ask u to replace what ever u have now on your computer with just a new windows ...basically restoring your whole computer!

dont choose to mae a partition in your computer b/c it will take up all your space!

hope iwas a help cause i know nothing in computers!

Answer 3

no you can't bypass it you need to o a full install of windows again your computer should have come with a refresh disk put it into the cd or dvd drive and reboot your pc then reinstall windows yoou will loose everything but your comp will run again

Answer 4

press your start button and immediately start tapping F10 until you get into the recovery console and follow the instructions to repair your pc, once fixed i strongly recommend you make a set of recovery discs for your pc