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4 repair commands to run before you reinstall Windows

Reinstalling Windows is disruptive. Run these built-in Command Prompt repairs in the right order to fix disk, system files, ...
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WTF: winnt\system32\config\system - missing or corrupt

<B><BR>"Starting Windows...<BR>Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. </B><BR><BR><B>"You can attempt to repair this file by ...
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How to fix this: "Windows couldn't start because the following file is missing..."

I'm working on a friends computer. On boot, it gives the following error:<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div ...