Question : Windows could not finish configuring the system, Windows 7 Sysprep error

I have built a windows 7 x86 image (put lots of time into getting it right) , I ran sysprep  and on reboot get the error, 'Windows Could not finish configuring the System. To attempt to resume please restart the computer'  This is now in an eternal  loop,  I have a good idea what has caused the error in the image as I did not kill the WAIK program before running Sysprep.

What I need to know is can I get back into my image or do i have to blow it away??
(I took a copy of the image after the Sysprep  d'oh!)

Answer : Windows could not finish configuring the system, Windows 7 Sysprep error

From expirience a botched sysprep is really bad and a reimage with a clean image would be ideal, but I know you said that wasn't an option. If after the repair the machine isn't working I'd honestly just go with a rebuild. While I don't know your exact situtation you will likely spend more time trying to track down the problems then you would with just biting the bullet and sitting down to reinstall.

That being said dll files aren't all that hard to get and place if you know which one you are looking for. You can take a dll from a working computer or from the internet.