If the sam hive is corrupt, it may be possible to rename the sam hive found
in;
%windir%\system32\config\sam
to sam.old
then copy the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback
as
%windir%\system32\config\sam
If that fails you can copy/ use the file
%windir%\repair\sam
Replacing the system or software hive is pretty straight-forward; not sure
what the impact is going to be as far as replacing the sam hive. It might be
that the sam and security need to be replaced in pairs. Seems you've nothing
to lose by trying though.
To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do
not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer:
%systemroot% and %windir%
Any account passwords are likely to revert to those in effect at the time of
the backup.
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
|I have a workstation running Windows 2000 SP4 and when it
| started up today we received the BSOD and a STOP
|
| Stop: C0000218 {Registry File Failure}
| The registry cannot load the hive (file)
| \systemroot\system32\config\SAM
| or its log or alternate
| It is corrupted, absent or not writable
|
| The system just keeps resetting itself over and over.
|
| Is there any hope for this workstation ? I noticed several
| other posts with no answers...
|
| Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Thanks!
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