I have a Windows XP VM that somehow been corrupted. I'm getting the following error:
'Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
You 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.'
My problem is that regardless of what I try I cannot get the VM to boot from the CD.
I've edited the .vmx file with the following:
bios.bootDelay = "5000"
bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE"
Which allows me to get to the boot menu easily and set the CD drive as the boot from device. I've also entered the Setup menu and moved the CD drive to the first in the boot list.
Under the VM/Removable Devices menu the CD/DVD drive is connected to the VM and set to connect on power up.
Is there something I'm missing here trying to get this VM to boot from the CD?
Any suggestions?
Make sure you also configure the CD-rom or ISO to be attached as one of the following:
sata*.*
scsi*.*
or
ide0:0 or 1:0
ide0:1 or ide1:1 will not work!
continuum,
Thanks for the response! It ended up being that the default drive letter was 'E' instead of 'D'. I changed that and it booted from the cd fine.
Unfortunately, using windows recovery still didn't fix my problem. It got me to the initial windows splash screen for about 2 seconds then blue screens on me.
Apparently there's more files than I though corrupted.