c00000218

[Guest]

On my xp home and get this message
c00000218 (registry file fai;ure)
Cannot load hive file \systemroot\system32\config\Security
It is corrupt,absent or not writable

any idea what shall I do to resolve this issue

- sorry to repost as I cannot find my initial post

 

[Guest]

Hi yyuiqueiy,

See if the information in this MSKB article helps you to resolve the problem:
How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/

Please carefully read the Warning in the Summary section of the article
before attempting the procedure......if your computer came with XP
pre-installed, you might want to look for alternate troubleshooting solutions.



Regards,