I'm trying to repair or replace the system32/config/system file on my computer using the Recovery Console, however, I have never used MS-DOS before. I have found a help file to guide me through the process, but as mentioned earlier, I have no clue how to OPERATE my computer in MS-DOS. I do have my Windows XP Home recovery disk. When I am in the MS-DOS Recovery Console, I type in C:\>'cd system32\config' (minus the ') and I get a message saying: The system cannot find the file or directory specified. Am I doing something wrong? If I can't repair the file, then I'm just going to reformat. Any help on this dillema will be GREATLY appreciated!!!

System Information:
Dell Dimension 2350
Intel Celeron Processor
Windows XP Home Edition with Service PACK 1
I have not done a DOS recovery, but Windows XP I know well. Try this (assuming you're at C:\):

CD Windows\system32\configactually, i've tried that too. the only thing that will respond without giving me a message is: 'dir' and 'help'. I have tried accessing MSDOS.SYS from the directory, but it TELLS me that my access is denied. After reading a bit on DOS help, i found out that I have to be logging in as an ADMINISTRATOR(?). How would I do that in DOS?