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1. Boot your system with the Windows XP/2000 Install CD, let the system start the Setup. Once in the Setup, choose to run the Recovery Console. Now type the following commands pressing Enter after each line.
md tmp
copy C:\windows\system32\config\software C:\windows\tmp\software.bak
delete C:\windows\system32\config\software
copy C:\windows\repair\software C:\windows\system32\config\software
Try to boot the system.
1.1 Zip the corrupted registry file .bak
2. If you don't have an XP/2000 CD with the Recovery Console on it, you can try removing your hard drive and connecting it your friend's system or installing another Windows system in a different directory. Then you can access the \Windows\System32\Config folder. Copy the files System, Security, Sam, Software and Default to a safe location. Then go to the \Windows\Repair folder. Those five files are your orginal registry files created when XP/2000 was first installed. Copy the file (with the name as the corrupted one) from the \Computer Registry Repair folder and paste it into the \Config folder.
Try to boot your system.
2.1 Zip the corrupted registry file.
3. Upload this file to us. Please wait until the 'The uploaded file has been successfully accepted by Willing Software' note appears.
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