Vgaoem.fo missing or corrupted

SOURCE: toshiba laptop problem

Ah , that simple means you have some corrupt files.....we can try a couple of things before getting too dirty:

1. I would first suggest starting the computer up and tapping the "F8" key...it will take you to a black screen with white lettering. There will be an option near the bottom that reads "Boot Using Last Known Good Configuration" , select that option.....If you are able to get into Windows , we are done! If not proceed to step 2
   
   
2. Ok , when you bought your computer you should have received a Windows XP disc..we are going to need that. Insert the disc into the cd drive and restart the computer. At one point it is going to say something along the lines of "Press Any key To Boot From CD" , when you see that press something on the keyboard.......It will now load up a blue screen.
   
   
3. When that blue screen is done loading , you will see an option to enter the "Recovery Console", select that. This is going to bring you to a screen resembling DOS
   
   
4. Now, type in the following commands with pressing Enter after each line.
   
   md tmp
   copy C:\windows\system32\config\system C:\windows\tmp\system.bak
   delete C:\windows\system32\config\system
   copy C:\windows\repair\system C:\windows\system32\config\system
   
   
   
5. Now restart the computer and see if it boots into Windows , if it does not go back to the recovery console
   
   
6. This time use these commands:
   
   md tmp
   copy C:\windows\system32\config\software C:\windows\tmp\software.bak
   delete C:\windows\system32\config\software
   copy C:\windows\repair\software C:\windows\system32\config\software

SOURCE: a105-s2231, screen says system config file is corrupt

Its tedious and may or may not work but try this

SOURCE: windows could not start because the following file

If you did have the CD, instructions as per Microsoft can be found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315338

Without the CD, you could always try to transfer the file from another working system. Can you start the computer in Safe Mode?

If not the easiest way to transfer the file, might be to take the hard drive out of the affected system, and temporarly install it in place of the CDROM on a working machine. Boot, then transfer the missing files.