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Accidently deleted C:\Windows\System32

Last answer on Jan 19, 2009 12:06:20 pm GMT sand, on Jan 19, 2009 12:12:50 am GMT 
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Hello,
I accidentally deleted C:\Windows\System32 Now i cannot open firefox, IE, control panel files, and i cannot operate any downloads. How can i reinstal this? Do i need the windows XP CD or can i get it fom the net? Whenever i run anything it tells me, "Create an association in the folder options control panel". I deleted C:\Windows\System32 from a reg cleaner program. i cannot even do a system restore as it will not open either.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated im realllly stuck!!! Thanks!!

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Zolofto, on Jan 19, 2009 12:36:29 am GMT

Well, if you deleted system32 while running windows, you might be able to recover the files by going to the recycling bin, right click to get the menu, and hit restore!

But, if things are not as easy as that, you will need to grab your windows XP CD and reinstall (not reformat) the operating system. This means you'll have to grab your manufacturers recovery CD as well, to install all the drivers.

   
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sand, on Jan 19, 2009 1:09:29 am GMT

Thanks for the reply. I deleted this in a regcleaner program and i cant open it to restore it. It is not in my recycle bin either :( I have the XP CD, however i dont have the recovery cd, not sure what happened to it. Is this now hopeless???

Thanks again

   
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Zolofto, on Jan 19, 2009 1:22:38 am GMT

Well what you can do is goto the computer manufacturers website and download all the drivers yourself once you got your computer to boot into XP.
So just read very carefully on the windows install prompts. Don't do any reformats, just reinstall the operating system.

And all hope is still there :)

   
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sand, on Jan 19, 2009 1:24:56 am GMT

Thanks so much i will give this a try and let you know. Wish me luck :s

   
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Zolofto, on Jan 19, 2009 4:48:42 am GMT

I hope all goes well, come in and report if there is any issues or if it's fixed. :) Good luck.

   
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 sand, on Jan 19, 2009 12:06:20 pm GMT
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:( I looked around i could swear that i had the windows xp cd. Turns out my bro borrowed it. I have the key for it but not the CD, im trying now to find if i can just get a copy online or something. If its not one thing its another. If u know where i can get a copy that would be amazing. thanks in any case for the help so far....

   
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