Vista, computer dell, a missing or damaged system registry file status: 0xc000014c

Hello
My dell computer came up with an error message:

"Leader: \windows\system32\config\system.
Status: 0xc000014c
Restore system file is missing or damaged. »
I would be grateful for any suggestions on how to address this issue. I tried a number of things, but without success.
Thank you.

Hi ange.l,

1. When did you start to question?

2. do you rememeber to make changes to the computer before this problem?

3 have you tried booting in safe mode?

Step 1:

You can try to start in safe mode and check if the problem occurs.

Check out the link:

Start your computer in safe mode

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

Step 2:

If you are unable to boot into safe mode, then perform a startup repair

If you have startup repair as an option of recovering preinstalled on your computer, then you can try that. Otherwise, you need a disk for Installation of Windows Vista to perform the Startup Repair.

Startup Repair is designed to detect the operating system startup problems and troubleshoot all found and corrected with little user interaction.

For more information, see the links:

What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista?

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-Vista

Startup Repair: frequently asked questions

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/startup-repair-frequently-asked-questions

Hope this information is useful.

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