HELLO EVERYONE.
I HAVE AN INSPIRON 15 LAPTOP. WHEN I TRY TO BOOT IT UP I GET THE DREADED BLUE SCREEN WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE:
RECOVERY
YOUR PC NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED
THE OPERATING SYSTEM COULDN'T BE LOADED BECAUSE THE SYSTEM REGISTRY FILE IS MISSING OR CONTAINS ERRORS.
FILE: \WINDOES\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
ERROR CODE: 0xc0000185
YOU'LL NEED THE RECOVERY TOOLS ON YOUR INSTALLATION MEDIA. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INSTALLATION MEDIA [LIKE A DISC OR USB DEVICE] CONTACT YOUR SYSTEM ADMIN OR PC MANUFACTURER.
CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS AND WHAT TO DO IN THE MOST BASIC TERMS? DOES THIS MEAN MY FILES ARE NOT RECOVERABLE?
THE LAPTOP DID NOT COME WITH AN INSTALLATION DISC.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.