corrupted XP Home Edition and no discs Closed

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Hello, 
greetings:
My old laptop OS is corrupted/missing per screen message "Windows\system 32\config\system".  Original discs gone with previous user.  Is this save-able, or do I bury in the backyard. Ready to give up. (XP x32 not x64). There is 1 disc, original image of laptop, but appears to be Win'98, so no good. I am a novice regarding computers.  Thank you folks.

ac3mark · Answer

So it boots into that message?

John · Answer

Sir: That is what appears.  States it can be corrected with orig discs and hitting "R" for repair (gone as you know), tried booting into a "copy" of XP x64, but laptop refuses, stating must be x32.  (Sorry it took so long to get back to you, as I was at work, and not putting anybody here off.  Trying to save L-Tops contents without getting it back to a '98 factory.  Maybe someone has a rescue disc or boot disc or a pellet gun to shoot it's lights out !

ac3mark · Answer

No problems with timeframe!
You must be careful if you find a copy of XP, as even if you go back to XP, you will not have SP3, and therfoRe the network functions will cease!

John · Answer

I have SP3 on a disc.  This in total solves not my problem though.  Where may I obtain a clean, unadulterated copy, or what type of disc needed to fix ( i.e.  would an XP boot disc or other type of disc work?), and how may I go about any of this? Thank U.

Corrupted XP Home Edition and no discs

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