Please check the following:
How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307545
SystemRoot\System32\Config\SYSTEM
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314874
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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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> I get this error when trying to boot up my PC,
> Computer was bought with XP loaded, did not upgrade from
> 2000. How do I fix this problem?