I am at the C:\WINDOWS prompt in Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console nowGood.

Type cd \ and press "Enter".

Type cd system~1\_resto~1 and press "Enter".

Type dir and press "Enter".

After
you press enter you will see a list of folders (like rp1, rp2) If the
list of restore points has more than one page then press the "Enter" key until you reach the end of the list

Type cd rp {number of the second to last folder in the list} and press "Enter".
Note: Example: cd rp9 if the last restore point is rp10

Type cd snapshot and press "Enter".

Type copy _registry_machine_system c:\windows\system32\config\system and press "Enter".

Type copy _registry_machine_software c:\windows\system32\config\software and press "Enter".

Type exit and press "Enter".

Your PC will reboot.

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If you get an access denied error when doing the above, then do the following at the recovery console:

Type cd \ and press "Enter".

Type cd windows\system32\config and press "Enter".

Type ren system system.bak and press "Enter".

Type exit and press "Enter".

Your PC will reboot, go back into the Recovery Console and start from the beginning.After typing ren system system.bak

it said a file or directory with the name system.bak already exists

Access is still deniedPlease save the following instructions into Notepad and print it out as this webpage would not be available when you're carrying out the process.

1.Please reboot into Recovery Console as you did before.

2.You must enter which Windows installation to log onto. Type 1 and press Enter.

3.At the C:\Windows prompt, type the following bolded command, and press Enter:

set allowallpaths = TRUE

4.At the next prompt type without the quotes "cd erdnt\subs" and hit Enter.

5.At the next prompt, please type in the following without the quotes: "batch erdnt.con" and hit Enter.

The erunt BACKUPS should begin copying backup FILES. At the next prompt after it is complete, Type exit.

kindly reboot your pc and tell me if Windows is loading nowI tried to enter the set allowallpaths = true command, but I got this message:-

The SET command is currently DISABLED. The SET command is an optional Recovery Console command that can only be enabled by using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap in No biggie. Go ahead and try the commands after that.Nope. Still GETTING the same blue screen error as before :-(I only have access to this (my friends) PC for another hour or so today. Can my system be restored? :-/Cannot be restored. We tried two paths.

I would say a reinstall of Windows might work.

Use Windows disc, and do a repair install (data-safe)

See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978788Okay - I'll try thatHello. If you need help, please start a new topic. This topic is for Deckfitz only. ~DragonMaster JayI couldn't repair Windows - I had to do a complete reinstall. At least now I know my machine is clean again.Alright, thanks for letting me know.