I'm working on an XP home system, when the system boots up I get the message
that windows could not start missing or corrupt
windows\system32\config\system.

I'm trying to follow KB article 307545: How to recover from a corrupted
registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

But when I attempt to copy or md I get access denied. When I entered the
recovery console I was never prompted for the admin password.

Any help would be great. Thanks