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First I must inform all, I'm a novice. As I attempted to restart my computer Dell desktop windows XP home), after downloading adobe reader; my computer would not boot to windows. The screen has the following: Corrupt \windows\system32\config\system & it states to hit r to repair but it's not repairing just revolving back to the same message. I do have the cd-installation window XP disk. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated, Thanking you in advance for your time, myys

Here are the instructions from Microsoft on repairing XP, full text at this link http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;315341 review this and let us know if you still have questions Method 1: Reinstall Windows XP by using Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP by using Windows XP, follow these steps: 1. Start your computer. 2. Insert the Windows XP CD in your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 3. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP page, click Install Windows XP. 4. On the Welcome to Windows Setup page, click Upgrade (Recommended) in the Installation Type box (if it is not already selected), and then click Next. 5. On the License Agreement page, click I accept this agreement, and then click Next. 6. On the Your Product Key page, type the 25-character product key in the Product key boxes, and then click Next. 7. On the Get Updated Setup Files page, select the option that you want, and then click Next. 8. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP. Method 2: Reinstall Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD To reinstall Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer. 2. When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message appears on the screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD. Note Your computer must be configured to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. For more information about how to configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, see your computer's documentation or contact your computer manufacturer. 3. You receive the following message on the Welcome to Setup screen that appears: This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run on your computer: To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Press ENTER to set up Windows XP. 4. On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. 5. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press R to repair Windows XP. 6. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP. After you repair Windows XP, you may have to reactivate your copy of Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 310064 How to troubleshoot Windows XP Setup problems when you upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition

Thank you I'll use this information & post the results. Thank you

First let me say "I'm a novice." After reinstalling Windows XP Home. My sound device was gone. Also, we now have to hit F1 to get to our user names. Actually, I don't recall how I installed the O/S. Prior to installing (after the system crashed) there was no problem sound normal boot etc.. I need help ......Please. Thank you --

Hi You're dell should of come with driver CD disks along with the other CD to restore you're computer to new condition. If you don't have them handy you can follow this link http://support.dell.com/support/topics/ ... ection=005 Go to drivers and downloads, then inthe drop down window enter the type of computer you have or the service tag # Then find the drivers for the sound and download them. How do you want to log on, do you want all the names there or do you want to type it in with a password?

I'll give it a try & post the results ASAP. Thanking you in advance for your time, myys

To change how you want to log on/off do this..go to start/ control panel/user accounts, and then you will see "Change the way users log on off" Now decide how you want to log on/off and apply changes, if you don't like it you can chane back..