BSOD: Copied over /repair/software and now can’t login!?

September 24, 2009

BSOD: Copied over /repair/software and now can’t login!?
My work computer recently stopped working. When I boot it up, it gives me blue screen with hive message can’t find system32\config\system. I went into recovery console but it wanted admin password which I don’t have and corporate won’t give me. I don’t want to send it in and wait to get it back, so I hooked up hdd to a desktop and copied c:\windows\repair\software to c:\windows\system32\config\sof… Put hdd back into laptop and booted up and it boots into windows! However, it doesn’t recognize my username/password anymore. What can I do to fix this?

Thanks!
Please people, I know it is tempting—but please do not answer unless you know the anwer or are at least somewhat familiar with the issue.

I asked this same question last night and a "top contributor" told me to "stop hacking" my work computer and to "send it in to IT"

I am in IT

I work for a large Corporation

They won’t give me the admin password because this would give me access to EVERYONES computer.
I am trying to repair my work computer so that I can access files which are important. Otherwise, I will have to send it in and take weeks to get it back costing me valuable time.

How to fix slow computer bootup?

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Everytime i install a program into my computer my computer becomes very slow in bootup. When it boots up the explorer appears but the system tray programs arent in place. I dont have that much programs in bootup all i have is my firewall and my antivirus that boots up and this hasnt become a problem before i installed a program. The program isnt a virus and i have enough ram (512 mb). my firewall is zone alarm and i use AVG anti virus Free. it takes about an hour or 2 juss to boot up my whole computer and i checked msconfig already to check if there are any startup problems. I checked regiestery problems with CCleaner and i defraged my harddrives yet it still wont work. There are no spyware on my computer i scanned for viruses. Can anyone help?
Everytime i install a program into my computer my computer becomes very slow in bootup. When it boots up the explorer appears but the system tray programs arent in place. I dont have that much programs in bootup all i have is my firewall and my antivirus that boots up and this hasnt become a problem before i installed a program. The program isnt a virus and i have enough ram (512 mb). my firewall is zone alarm and i use AVG anti virus Free. it takes about an hour or 2 juss to boot up my whole computer and i checked msconfig already to check if there are any startup problems. I checked regiestery problems with CCleaner and i defraged my harddrives yet it still wont work. There are no spyware on my computer i scanned for viruses. Can anyone help?

PLEASE EVERYONE STOP GIVING ME THE SAME ANSWER I STATED I USED MSCONFIG ALREADY. I HAVE ALREADY TRIED MISCONFIG

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I have aldready run chkdsk shows no errors

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