The complicated world of Windows Server 2008
May 30, 2008
Ars Technica addresses some of the complicated licensing schemes of Windows Server 2008.
Registry Corruption
February 26, 2008
Error message - “Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: C:\WINDOWS\ SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.” I’ve seen this problem many, many, times. It might occur when the computer is shutdown suddenly and unexpectedly, causing corruption of the file system, or physical disk failure. Could be that the planets are out of alignment and Mercury is in retrograde. It almost certainly means the death of a Windows installation.
Microsoft has a procedure for restoring your registry from System Restore, but I have historically had very little success with this. Occasionally a CHKDSK will fix the problem, but more often than not, we’re looking at a reload of the computer. Major inconvenience. The registry is a fragile being. The best plan of attack - back up your files off the drive, note any installed applications, wipe the drive and start over. Make sure the drive hardware is solid before you spend all that time rebuilding.
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