STOP message (oooooo218 ) I Believe!

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April-Showers

Hi Folks,

I hope someone can help me with my computer problem.

This morning when I booted my WinXP(HE) machine it got as
far as the Windows screen and failed to reach the Welcome
screen.

Instead, a STOP message appeared:

STOP C0000218 { Registry file Failure }
The system cannot load the hive (file):
\SystemRootsystem32\config\SOFTWARE
it is corrupt\absent or not writable.

The system reboots and this repeats itself.

Win XP is OEM pre-installed(they no longer exist), and I
never received a WinXP CD.

I have read the KB articles and visited
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_stop.htm
amongst other (MS-MVP) sites. Unfortunately I do not have
SySTEM REstore

I have available to me:

Factory reset/restore disc (image), that I do not wish
to use, unless absolutely necessary !

This computer which also has WinXP (HE) on it etc.!

All assistance is greatly appreciated.
--
KJ.








I have read various Knowledge Base articles, Kellys
Korner and Auma.org site and . They all seem to suggest a
System

sed to boot up.

got to the part where it reads the registry and
displayed a STOP message which I believe was 218.
 
Hi April-Showers,

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry [Q307545]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

See if this helps.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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