Windows root corrupt

View solution in original post. Does that mean I will lose everything on my hard drive? I wonder if there is a way to back up the data on my hard drive. I am also trying to find the link to orders the disks from Dell. Thank you very much. I have requested the disks. Do you think I will be able to do a repair option? I am hoping I do not lose what is on my hard drive photos, music etc.

Hi David45, If you have to use the disc to reinstall your OP, then you will lose everything. However, when you get the disc, try and do a repair option by booting into the reinstall disc, then when the option comes up, select to repair.

If that works, then you will save all your photos etc. But you should do regular backup's of your private data in the event of a crash. I now have the disc to do a repair. It is asking for a admin password, that I do not know. Any ideas how to get around this? I attempted to use my xp disc to reinstall, but no luck.

Anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks - Paul. See this:. That took care of the problem. Tomorrow I gotta tackle the system 32 folders coming on the screen at boot up. Thanks again - Paul. Browse Community. Windows General. Turn on suggestions. Click Source module and choose Folders and Files. Then select the files you want to retrieve to continue. Click Destination module to choose a target disk to save the backup files. It is recommended to save the backup files to an external hard drive.

Now, it is time to fix the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt. In this section, we will show you how to fix the problem that Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing or corrupt. If you have the same problem, try these solutions.

In order to solve the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt, you can try running Startup Repair. When it is finished, reboot your computer and check whether the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt is solved. If there are some problems such as bad sectors on hard drive , you may also encounter the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt. Then the chkdsk utilities will begin to scan your hard drive.

When the scanning process is finished, reboot your computer and check whether the problem that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt is solved. If there are corrupt system files on your computer, you may also come across the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt.

In this situation, you can run the Windows built-in tools — System File Checker to scan and repair the corrupt system files on your computer. When the scanning process is finished, reboot your computer and check whether the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt is solved.

The problem that Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing or corrupt can be fixed by replacing it with a clean copy that was created on the hard drive when Windows was installed. Before proceeding on, you had better back up the current registry files so that they could be restored if anything goes wrong. After that, exit the command line window and reboot your computer to check whether the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt is solved.

If none of the above solutions takes effect, you can choose to reinstall the operating system. But before reinstalling, the first thing you need to do is to export your data. After retrieving data from the unbootable computer due to the error that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt, you can start to reinstall the operating system.

Then you can follow the wizard to complete Windows installation. When the process is finished, the computer can boot normally and you also have fixed the problem that Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt. After fixing the problem that Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing or corrupt, it is recommended to create a system image.