c0000218 {Registry File Failure}

Greetings.

I too am suffering this c0000218 stop error as it relates to th
corrupt hive file SOFTWARE.

I have tried all the MS fixes and even suggestions from various forum
all to no avail.

I am currently left with few possibilities.

RAM or HD {new} may be bad.

You see, I had a successful install of Win2k SP4 and Sunday morning i
failed with a different error. A corrupt winnt\system32\config\syste
file. The MS articles resolved that, but now its te
\winnt\system32\config\SOFTWARE file.

I ended up reformatting that drive and tried an install (NTFS) and i
started to install and failed with the c000218 error. Am ready t
pitch the box out despite hundreds of dollars invested.

Help if you can, please


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This article may be of interest.

Possible Data Loss After You Enable the "Write Cache Enabled" Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281672


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"PFSmits" wrote:
|
| Greetings.
|
| I too am suffering this c0000218 stop error as it relates to the
| corrupt hive file SOFTWARE.
|
| I have tried all the MS fixes and even suggestions from various forums
| all to no avail.
|
| I am currently left with few possibilities.
|
| RAM or HD {new} may be bad.
|
| You see, I had a successful install of Win2k SP4 and Sunday morning it
| failed with a different error. A corrupt winnt\system32\config\system
| file. The MS articles resolved that, but now its teh
| \winnt\system32\config\SOFTWARE file.
|
| I ended up reformatting that drive and tried an install (NTFS) and it
| started to install and failed with the c000218 error. Am ready to
| pitch the box out despite hundreds of dollars invested.
|
| Help if you can, please.
|
|
|
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| PFSmits
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|

This article may be of interest.

Possible Data Loss After You Enable the "Write Cache Enabled" Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281672


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"PFSmits" wrote:
|
| Greetings.
|
| I too am suffering this c0000218 stop error as it relates to the
| corrupt hive file SOFTWARE.
|
| I have tried all the MS fixes and even suggestions from various forums
| all to no avail.
|
| I am currently left with few possibilities.
|
| RAM or HD {new} may be bad.
|
| You see, I had a successful install of Win2k SP4 and Sunday morning it
| failed with a different error. A corrupt winnt\system32\config\system
| file. The MS articles resolved that, but now its teh
| \winnt\system32\config\SOFTWARE file.
|
| I ended up reformatting that drive and tried an install (NTFS) and it
| started to install and failed with the c000218 error. Am ready to
| pitch the box out despite hundreds of dollars invested.
|
| Help if you can, please.
|
|
|
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| PFSmits
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|

In microsoft.public.win2000.registry PFSmits wrote:

>
> Greetings.
>
> I too am suffering this c0000218 stop error as it relates to the
> corrupt hive file SOFTWARE.
>
> I have tried all the MS fixes and even suggestions from various
> forums all to no avail.
>
> I am currently left with few possibilities.
>
> RAM or HD {new} may be bad.
>
> You see, I had a successful install of Win2k SP4 and Sunday
> morning it failed with a different error. A corrupt
> winnt\system32\config\system file. The MS articles resolved that,
> but now its teh \winnt\system32\config\SOFTWARE file.
>
> I ended up reformatting that drive and tried an install (NTFS) and
> it started to install and failed with the c000218 error. Am ready
> to pitch the box out despite hundreds of dollars invested.
>

Not a registry solution, but I would say methodical testing and
evaluation of the hardware components was in order. Starting with
RAM and including other major components not forgetting the power
supply. A hardware group might be of more assistance in this area.

In microsoft.public.win2000.registry PFSmits wrote:

>
> Greetings.
>
> I too am suffering this c0000218 stop error as it relates to the
> corrupt hive file SOFTWARE.
>
> I have tried all the MS fixes and even suggestions from various
> forums all to no avail.
>
> I am currently left with few possibilities.
>
> RAM or HD {new} may be bad.
>
> You see, I had a successful install of Win2k SP4 and Sunday
> morning it failed with a different error. A corrupt
> winnt\system32\config\system file. The MS articles resolved that,
> but now its teh \winnt\system32\config\SOFTWARE file.
>
> I ended up reformatting that drive and tried an install (NTFS) and
> it started to install and failed with the c000218 error. Am ready
> to pitch the box out despite hundreds of dollars invested.
>

Not a registry solution, but I would say methodical testing and
evaluation of the hardware components was in order. Starting with
RAM and including other major components not forgetting the power
supply. A hardware group might be of more assistance in this area.

Hi guys,

Since I last posted I have done a lot.

It turns out my new 80 gig Western Digital HD will not accept an
recognition of itself unless it is coupled with another drive. Odd.
Anyway, that WD drive was my OS drive and is hosed.

My second drive has a lot of my data, but not all.

In the last four days I have tried many ways to wittle this down an
the OS thing never cleared, but I did find out about the drive. Yo
see, it is weird to me because I have nothing fancy on that box.

It is:
CPU= AMD Athlon 1.25 slot 462
MB= MSI K7N2 Delta (no Raid)
HD0= WD 80 Gig (not in place now)
HD1= ASUS 40 Gig (installed)
RAM= 2x256 DDRAM
VIDEO= ATI RADEON 7500 AGP/ switched to Voodoo 3 PCI in case the AG
was the problem.

I am using my backup box that is Lindows. I will get the new drive an
use your input and see what I get.

Also, I noted in a search that this exact problem has suddenly croppe
up in the last 2 months in larger numbers, although the problem goe
back a few years. Various forums have this issue addressed. I simpl
chose here because you all are so cool.

Best PFSmit


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Hi guys,

Since I last posted I have done a lot.

It turns out my new 80 gig Western Digital HD will not accept an
recognition of itself unless it is coupled with another drive. Odd.
Anyway, that WD drive was my OS drive and is hosed.

My second drive has a lot of my data, but not all.

In the last four days I have tried many ways to wittle this down an
the OS thing never cleared, but I did find out about the drive. Yo
see, it is weird to me because I have nothing fancy on that box.

It is:
CPU= AMD Athlon 1.25 slot 462
MB= MSI K7N2 Delta (no Raid)
HD0= WD 80 Gig (not in place now)
HD1= ASUS 40 Gig (installed)
RAM= 2x256 DDRAM
VIDEO= ATI RADEON 7500 AGP/ switched to Voodoo 3 PCI in case the AG
was the problem.

I am using my backup box that is Lindows. I will get the new drive an
use your input and see what I get.

Also, I noted in a search that this exact problem has suddenly croppe
up in the last 2 months in larger numbers, although the problem goe
back a few years. Various forums have this issue addressed. I simpl
chose here because you all are so cool.

Best PFSmit


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Dave Patrick wrote:
> *This article may be of interest.
>
> Possible Data Loss After You Enable the "Write Cache Enabled
> Feature
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281672
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> *

Thank you Dave. This is one KB article I had not read yet. I wil
certainly see if that applies when I have the new drive. I am gettin
a Seagate this time as I have lost faith in WD.

One thing from that article was that SP 3 and later had the fix.
have W2Ksp4


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Dave Patrick wrote:
> *This article may be of interest.
>
> Possible Data Loss After You Enable the "Write Cache Enabled
> Feature
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281672
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> *

Thank you Dave. This is one KB article I had not read yet. I wil
certainly see if that applies when I have the new drive. I am gettin
a Seagate this time as I have lost faith in WD.

One thing from that article was that SP 3 and later had the fix.
have W2Ksp4


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I would still try disabling the feature.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"PFSmits" wrote:
| Thank you Dave. This is one KB article I had not read yet. I will
| certainly see if that applies when I have the new drive. I am getting
| a Seagate this time as I have lost faith in WD.
|
| One thing from that article was that SP 3 and later had the fix. I
| have W2Ksp4.
|
|
|
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