Computer Asplode

[Jintor]

ARRRGH.

This stupid computer has got a corrupt c/system32/config/system file, apparently. So what to do? Start the repair section of the recovery console, of course! (Via Windows Xp, SP1.) But what happens? When I attempt to log on using the recovery console...

BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!

AAAAAAAARRRRRGH.

Wtf, honestly, this is moronic. I don't know why it happened, I don't know wtf is going on. It's really annoying though. I guess I'll keep trying and keep you posted.

I think the system config file that is corrupt is the one that lets me a) boot and b) use the recovery console...

/EDIT looks like I can't access the main HD at all, all windows crash when I try.

 

[hungryduck]

well.....try plugging the HD into another computer (don't boot off it though) and see if you can get to the files through windows explorer. Also, there are a multitude of disk/data recovery programs out there you can try if you get the HDD into another working computer as a slave HDD.

 

[giant384]

this happened to me but i just had to totally format. i also had a way to back up stuff with several hard drives.

 

[PimpinPenguin]

I had that problem but instead of using the recovery console i started the instalation on windows and it gives you an option to repair where windows copys over important systems files to the HD saved me loads of times.

 

[Jintor]

Found it, the crashing on recovery console turned out to be an incompatabillity problem between my system discs and Service Pack 2. I had to make a new boot disc instead, ran chkdsk, everything worked fine. Hooray!