Microsuck has been badgering me to upgrade to Idiot Exploder 7 the last few days, so against my better judgment, I went ahead and gave it a try. It took a ridiculous amount of time, and I finally got to a part where it told me to restart my computer. I did.
…
…
“Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMYou can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.
Select ‘r’ at the first screen to start repair.”
I can do what with the what now? What the Hell are they talking about? Why did they delete a file I need? What “Setup CD-ROM?”
Thanks Microsoft for deciding I should only have 2 functioning computers now instead of 3.
UPDATE: I think I’m screwed.
2004–2008
12 responses so far ↓
1
RT
// Nov 25, 2006 at 6:37 pm
KABOOM! I’ll express ship that duct tape for you. Can I get you anything else?
2
Wild Bill
// Nov 26, 2006 at 3:55 am
Go into the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM folder and open a file named gatesis.god and edit line 52 which reads:
submit.to=”no”
it should say,
submit.to=”yes”
Then look for line 562 it looks like this:
insert {
orientation: straight;
}
make this change,
insert {
orientation: butt pirate;
backdoor-preference: >7in;
}
That should fix you right up. Your welcome!
3
Tyler D
// Nov 26, 2006 at 3:58 am
DON’T BELIEVE WILD BILL’S VOODOO!!!!
4
Tyler D
// Nov 26, 2006 at 4:00 am
He is a little off. It should read:
insert {
orientation: butt pirate;
backdoor-preference: >11in: 4in/dia;
}
5
Skul
// Nov 26, 2006 at 2:28 pm
Another good reason I’m holding off on the “upgrade???”.
6
Tyler D
// Nov 26, 2006 at 3:08 pm
I installed IE7 the day it was released on all the computers on my network and didn’t have a problem.
7
Diesel
// Nov 26, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Wild Bill - You seem to have some “inside information.”
I have heard similar horror stories about upgrading IE. I switched to Firefox when IE decided to lock up whenever I searched for something on a web page that it coudn’t find. I guess that’s one way to find out: “Sorry, I couldn’t find what you’re looking for. Please reboot and try again.”
8
FIAR
// Nov 26, 2006 at 8:45 pm
I use Firefox as my default browser too, but every time I restarted my computer it told me to “upgrade” to IE 7. I got sick of telling it to “remind me later.”
I should have not done that. Now my computer is useless.
9
RT
// Nov 26, 2006 at 9:15 pm
You’ll find a solution.
10
von
// Nov 26, 2006 at 11:20 pm
First, it’s really odd to me that it was asking you to update to IE7 each time you rebooted. I haven’t seen that before.
Second, you need to do exactly as it says, and try to do a repair. You need your windows disk to do that. Put it in the drive, and boot from that cd. Follow the instructions, and do “r” for repair.
11
jt
// Nov 27, 2006 at 9:53 am
I don’t see how a browser install could have messed up a SYSCONFIG file…
And I agree with Von, get an install CD and try to repair it, or see if it will let you boot in safe mode and then unistall the browser…
12
Macker
// Nov 29, 2006 at 7:03 pm
You do use Firefox 2 now, do you not?
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