Stop : c0000218

[lolodev]

need help !

this morning, after lunch win2ks bar, i ve a blue screen and reboot:

"Stop : c0000218 {Défaillance d'un fichier du Registre} Le Registre ne peut
pas charger la ruche (fichier) : \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE ou son
journal ou sa copie"


Then i've reinstalle a news w2ks on a new hard disk and again this error !!

when i try with an xp pro, on the same machine it's OK !


whats happend ??

thanks

 

[Dave Patrick]

This 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


:
| need help !
|
| this morning, after lunch win2ks bar, i ve a blue screen and reboot:
|
| "Stop : c0000218 {Défaillance d'un fichier du Registre} Le Registre ne
peut
| pas charger la ruche (fichier) : \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE ou
son
| journal ou sa copie"
|
|
| Then i've reinstalle a news w2ks on a new hard disk and again this error
!!
|
| when i try with an xp pro, on the same machine it's OK !
|
|
| whats happend ??
|
| thanks
|
|

 

[Dave Patrick]

This 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


:
| need help !
|
| this morning, after lunch win2ks bar, i ve a blue screen and reboot:
|
| "Stop : c0000218 {Défaillance d'un fichier du Registre} Le Registre ne
peut
| pas charger la ruche (fichier) : \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE ou
son
| journal ou sa copie"
|
|
| Then i've reinstalle a news w2ks on a new hard disk and again this error
!!
|
| when i try with an xp pro, on the same machine it's OK !
|
|
| whats happend ??
|
| thanks
|
|

 

[lolodev]

thanks for response but how can i modify "write cache" without login on my
server ????

 

[lolodev]

thanks for response but how can i modify "write cache" without login on my
server ????

 

[Dave Patrick]

If the software hive is corrupt, it may be possible to rename the software
hive found in;
%windir%\system32\config\software
to software.old
then copy the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback
as
%windir%\system32\config\software

If that fails you can copy/ use the file
%windir%\repair\software
This file is an image of the hive at the time the OS was installed, so you'd
have to reinstall all software. This being the case you might just as well
blow it away and start a new install. (note: this would at least allow you
to start the OS to make any necessary backups prior to wiping the drive.)

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. 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%

--
Regards,

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


:
| thanks for response but how can i modify "write cache" without login on my
| server ????

 

[Dave Patrick]

If the software hive is corrupt, it may be possible to rename the software
hive found in;
%windir%\system32\config\software
to software.old
then copy the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback
as
%windir%\system32\config\software

If that fails you can copy/ use the file
%windir%\repair\software
This file is an image of the hive at the time the OS was installed, so you'd
have to reinstall all software. This being the case you might just as well
blow it away and start a new install. (note: this would at least allow you
to start the OS to make any necessary backups prior to wiping the drive.)

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. 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%

--
Regards,

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


:
| thanks for response but how can i modify "write cache" without login on my
| server ????

 

[Dave Patrick]

No it does not.

--
Regards,

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


:
| If I use this method to repair my installation does it overwrite all of my
data files?
|
| Regards,
|
|
|
| Phil

 

[Dave Patrick]

No it does not.

--
Regards,

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


:
| If I use this method to repair my installation does it overwrite all of my
data files?
|
| Regards,
|
|
|
| Phil

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave,

Thank you very much for the prompt reply and the clarity of your message. I recall the good old days of Win3.1 when you could re-install the software by running setup and it would leave all of my own documents in place and give me a "fresh" and working install.

Recent versions of Windows have been rather more stable and while that is very re-assuring it seems that when things go wrong they do go wrong big style! It seems too complicated at times to repair the Windows installation without losing data.

While I now keep all of my work on a USB2 drive and back-up to cd-rom it's the loss of the Outlook PST file with my most recent e-mails that causes the real problem.

I'll try what you suggest and see how I get on.

Regards,



Phil

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave,

Thank you very much for the prompt reply and the clarity of your message. I recall the good old days of Win3.1 when you could re-install the software by running setup and it would leave all of my own documents in place and give me a "fresh" and working install.

Recent versions of Windows have been rather more stable and while that is very re-assuring it seems that when things go wrong they do go wrong big style! It seems too complicated at times to repair the Windows installation without losing data.

While I now keep all of my work on a USB2 drive and back-up to cd-rom it's the loss of the Outlook PST file with my most recent e-mails that causes the real problem.

I'll try what you suggest and see how I get on.

Regards,



Phil

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave,

I wanted to say a "big thank you" to you for the posting and for giving me the confidence to have a go.

I wanted to let you, and anybody else who reads this thread, know that I've been successful in getting my laptop up and running albeit that I no longer have access to any of the software programs that I've installed.

This is what I did....

There seemed to be a slight discrepancy between your method of getting into the Recovery Console and that contained in KB article 229716. I followed the method in the KB article.

However I then returned to your previous posting.

- I was able to rename %windir%\system32\config\software to software.old.
- I then tried to copy %windir%\repair\regback to %windir%\system32\config\software but received the error message "the system cannot find the specified file. (I tried to find the file using the dir command and confirmed that it is not there).
- Not to be put off I followed your last suggestion and was able to copy %windir%\repair\software to %windir%\system32\config\software.

I then rebooted the machine and it started up in Windows. Although I had lost all of the software that had been installed I have been able to move off of the machine the contents of the "My documents" folder.

The only other file I am aware I need to move off the machine is the *.pst file for Outlook 2003. This is called archive.pst. Are there any other files involved? I need to get the last e-mails received before my laptop crashed and also access to my Calender.

Are there any other files in perhaps the "Program Files" folders or other that I need to move before I format and re-install?

Regards,



Phil

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave,

I wanted to say a "big thank you" to you for the posting and for giving me the confidence to have a go.

I wanted to let you, and anybody else who reads this thread, know that I've been successful in getting my laptop up and running albeit that I no longer have access to any of the software programs that I've installed.

This is what I did....

There seemed to be a slight discrepancy between your method of getting into the Recovery Console and that contained in KB article 229716. I followed the method in the KB article.

However I then returned to your previous posting.

- I was able to rename %windir%\system32\config\software to software.old.
- I then tried to copy %windir%\repair\regback to %windir%\system32\config\software but received the error message "the system cannot find the specified file. (I tried to find the file using the dir command and confirmed that it is not there).
- Not to be put off I followed your last suggestion and was able to copy %windir%\repair\software to %windir%\system32\config\software.

I then rebooted the machine and it started up in Windows. Although I had lost all of the software that had been installed I have been able to move off of the machine the contents of the "My documents" folder.

The only other file I am aware I need to move off the machine is the *.pst file for Outlook 2003. This is called archive.pst. Are there any other files involved? I need to get the last e-mails received before my laptop crashed and also access to my Calender.

Are there any other files in perhaps the "Program Files" folders or other that I need to move before I format and re-install?

Regards,



Phil

 

[Dave Patrick]

Periodic registry backup is a manual process and if no files and or the
directory didn't exist then it appears you have never backed it up hence the
command failed when you tried to copy from;
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

You'll find the working files in
%systemroot%\system32\config

the current_user hive is in
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\ntuser.dat

The last reg backup files in
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

and the original as-installed files in
%systemroot%\repair
Registry

If you run Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then
if you check the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed
up to
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%systemroot%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Repair, Recovery, and Restore
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/fndc/fndc_rec_uctu.asp

--
Regards,

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


in:
| Hi Dave,
|
| I wanted to say a "big thank you" to you for the posting and for giving me
the confidence to have a go.
|
| I wanted to let you, and anybody else who reads this thread, know that
I've been successful in getting my laptop up and running albeit that I no
longer have access to any of the software programs that I've installed.
|
| This is what I did....
|
| There seemed to be a slight discrepancy between your method of getting
into the Recovery Console and that contained in KB article 229716. I
followed the method in the KB article.
|
| However I then returned to your previous posting.
|
| - I was able to rename %windir%\system32\config\software to software.old.
| - I then tried to copy %windir%\repair\regback to
%windir%\system32\config\software but received the error message "the system
cannot find the specified file. (I tried to find the file using the dir
command and confirmed that it is not there).
| - Not to be put off I followed your last suggestion and was able to copy
%windir%\repair\software to %windir%\system32\config\software.
|
| I then rebooted the machine and it started up in Windows. Although I had
lost all of the software that had been installed I have been able to move
off of the machine the contents of the "My documents" folder.
|
| The only other file I am aware I need to move off the machine is the *.pst
file for Outlook 2003. This is called archive.pst. Are there any other files
involved? I need to get the last e-mails received before my laptop crashed
and also access to my Calender.
|
| Are there any other files in perhaps the "Program Files" folders or other
that I need to move before I format and re-install?
|
| Regards,
|
|
|
| Phil

 

[Dave Patrick]

Periodic registry backup is a manual process and if no files and or the
directory didn't exist then it appears you have never backed it up hence the
command failed when you tried to copy from;
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

You'll find the working files in
%systemroot%\system32\config

the current_user hive is in
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\ntuser.dat

The last reg backup files in
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

and the original as-installed files in
%systemroot%\repair
Registry

If you run Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then
if you check the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed
up to
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%systemroot%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Repair, Recovery, and Restore
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/fndc/fndc_rec_uctu.asp

--
Regards,

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


in:
| Hi Dave,
|
| I wanted to say a "big thank you" to you for the posting and for giving me
the confidence to have a go.
|
| I wanted to let you, and anybody else who reads this thread, know that
I've been successful in getting my laptop up and running albeit that I no
longer have access to any of the software programs that I've installed.
|
| This is what I did....
|
| There seemed to be a slight discrepancy between your method of getting
into the Recovery Console and that contained in KB article 229716. I
followed the method in the KB article.
|
| However I then returned to your previous posting.
|
| - I was able to rename %windir%\system32\config\software to software.old.
| - I then tried to copy %windir%\repair\regback to
%windir%\system32\config\software but received the error message "the system
cannot find the specified file. (I tried to find the file using the dir
command and confirmed that it is not there).
| - Not to be put off I followed your last suggestion and was able to copy
%windir%\repair\software to %windir%\system32\config\software.
|
| I then rebooted the machine and it started up in Windows. Although I had
lost all of the software that had been installed I have been able to move
off of the machine the contents of the "My documents" folder.
|
| The only other file I am aware I need to move off the machine is the *.pst
file for Outlook 2003. This is called archive.pst. Are there any other files
involved? I need to get the last e-mails received before my laptop crashed
and also access to my Calender.
|
| Are there any other files in perhaps the "Program Files" folders or other
that I need to move before I format and re-install?
|
| Regards,
|
|
|
| Phil

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the explanation Dave.

Now that I have access to the Operating System, to the %windir% and to WindowsExplorer is it possible for me to move/rename system files to put my laptop back to the way it was before the "STOP:C0000218" message and thereby avoid a re-format and re-install? This would be helpful as I don't have a W2K installation CD-ROM. (I do have a spare WinXP CD-ROM which is not installed on any PC at the moment but I'd like to keep this spare for the time being).

If it is possible to "put the files back" what would you suggest I do? If you advise against trying it then I'm happy to go with your advise.

Regards,



Phil

Periodic registry backup is a manual process and if no files and or the
directory didn't exist then it appears you have never backed it up hence the
command failed when you tried to copy from;
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

You'll find the working files in
%systemroot%\system32\config

the current_user hive is in
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\ntuser.dat

The last reg backup files in
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

and the original as-installed files in
%systemroot%\repair
Registry

If you run Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then
if you check the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed
up to
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%systemroot%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Repair, Recovery, and Restore
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/fndc/fndc_rec_uctu.asp

--
Regards,

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


in:
| Hi Dave,
|
| I wanted to say a "big thank you" to you for the posting and for giving me
the confidence to have a go.
|
| I wanted to let you, and anybody else who reads this thread, know that
I've been successful in getting my laptop up and running albeit that I no
longer have access to any of the software programs that I've installed.
|
| This is what I did....
|
| There seemed to be a slight discrepancy between your method of getting
into the Recovery Console and that contained in KB article 229716. I
followed the method in the KB article.
|
| However I then returned to your previous posting.
|
| - I was able to rename %windir%\system32\config\software to software.old.
| - I then tried to copy %windir%\repair\regback to
%windir%\system32\config\software but received the error message "the system
cannot find the specified file. (I tried to find the file using the dir
command and confirmed that it is not there).
| - Not to be put off I followed your last suggestion and was able to copy
%windir%\repair\software to %windir%\system32\config\software.
|
| I then rebooted the machine and it started up in Windows. Although I had
lost all of the software that had been installed I have been able to move
off of the machine the contents of the "My documents" folder.
|
| The only other file I am aware I need to move off the machine is the *.pst
file for Outlook 2003. This is called archive.pst. Are there any other files
involved? I need to get the last e-mails received before my laptop crashed
and also access to my Calender.
|
| Are there any other files in perhaps the "Program Files" folders or other
that I need to move before I format and re-install?
|
| Regards,
|
|
|
| Phil

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the explanation Dave.

Now that I have access to the Operating System, to the %windir% and to WindowsExplorer is it possible for me to move/rename system files to put my laptop back to the way it was before the "STOP:C0000218" message and thereby avoid a re-format and re-install? This would be helpful as I don't have a W2K installation CD-ROM. (I do have a spare WinXP CD-ROM which is not installed on any PC at the moment but I'd like to keep this spare for the time being).

If it is possible to "put the files back" what would you suggest I do? If you advise against trying it then I'm happy to go with your advise.

Regards,



Phil

Periodic registry backup is a manual process and if no files and or the
directory didn't exist then it appears you have never backed it up hence the
command failed when you tried to copy from;
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

You'll find the working files in
%systemroot%\system32\config

the current_user hive is in
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\ntuser.dat

The last reg backup files in
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

and the original as-installed files in
%systemroot%\repair
Registry

If you run Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then
if you check the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed
up to
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%systemroot%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Repair, Recovery, and Restore
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/fndc/fndc_rec_uctu.asp

--
Regards,

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


in:
| Hi Dave,
|
| I wanted to say a "big thank you" to you for the posting and for giving me
the confidence to have a go.
|
| I wanted to let you, and anybody else who reads this thread, know that
I've been successful in getting my laptop up and running albeit that I no
longer have access to any of the software programs that I've installed.
|
| This is what I did....
|
| There seemed to be a slight discrepancy between your method of getting
into the Recovery Console and that contained in KB article 229716. I
followed the method in the KB article.
|
| However I then returned to your previous posting.
|
| - I was able to rename %windir%\system32\config\software to software.old.
| - I then tried to copy %windir%\repair\regback to
%windir%\system32\config\software but received the error message "the system
cannot find the specified file. (I tried to find the file using the dir
command and confirmed that it is not there).
| - Not to be put off I followed your last suggestion and was able to copy
%windir%\repair\software to %windir%\system32\config\software.
|
| I then rebooted the machine and it started up in Windows. Although I had
lost all of the software that had been installed I have been able to move
off of the machine the contents of the "My documents" folder.
|
| The only other file I am aware I need to move off the machine is the *.pst
file for Outlook 2003. This is called archive.pst. Are there any other files
involved? I need to get the last e-mails received before my laptop crashed
and also access to my Calender.
|
| Are there any other files in perhaps the "Program Files" folders or other
that I need to move before I format and re-install?
|
| Regards,
|
|
|
| Phil