windows system config file missing HELP

i get msg on start up saying 'windows system32 config files corupted or missing
i have original boot cd or installation cd (whatever its called) from dell used it for recovery console
did lots of reading from different site even from mocrosoft but cannot understand what they all r tryin to say so please help me with this recovery steps, i m getting all the way upto command prompt after selecting recovery console but dont know what exactly to do for next step so just so that i dont make any mistake i need help from u guys

thanks

Hello there!

Are you using Windows XP? If so http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm