S sandrick Member Nov 14, 2010 #1 my laptop wont start, when i go through all the windows recovery options it tells me that the root system is corrupt. what exactly does that mean? My Computer System One
my laptop wont start, when i go through all the windows recovery options it tells me that the root system is corrupt. what exactly does that mean?
niemiro Banned Nov 14, 2010 #2 Good day to you! Could you please quote the error message word for word, as the error message will probably be much closer to %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\SOFTWARE is corrupt! We cannot help you without the exact error message. Thanks so much! Richard My Computer System One Manufacturer/Model Dell XPS 420 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz Motherboard Stock Dell 0TP406 Memory 4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz Graphics Card(s) ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes) Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays 1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen Screen Resolution 1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204 Hard Drives 1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device PSU Stock PSU - 375W Case Dell XPS 420 Cooling Stock Fan Keyboard Dell Bluetooth Mouse Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up) Internet Speed 120 kb/s Other Info ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
Good day to you! Could you please quote the error message word for word, as the error message will probably be much closer to %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\SOFTWARE is corrupt! We cannot help you without the exact error message. Thanks so much! Richard
S sandrick Member Nov 14, 2010 #3 right now i cant look it up, because my laptop is at a friends. My Computer System One
niemiro Banned Nov 15, 2010 #4 Ok! Thanks for letting us know! If you need any more help, don't be afraid to ask! My Computer System One Manufacturer/Model Dell XPS 420 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz Motherboard Stock Dell 0TP406 Memory 4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz Graphics Card(s) ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes) Sound Card Onboard Monitor(s) Displays 1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen Screen Resolution 1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204 Hard Drives 1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device PSU Stock PSU - 375W Case Dell XPS 420 Cooling Stock Fan Keyboard Dell Bluetooth Mouse Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up) Internet Speed 120 kb/s Other Info ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)