The registry cannot load the hive (blue Screen)

T

Tony

How can I do to recover my Windows 2000 Professional?
When I turn on mi PC, appears the following message:

STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
\SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE
or its log or alternate.


Thge registry cannot load the hive (file):

\systemroot\system32\Config\SOFTWARE or its alternate
 
D

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. 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%

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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

:
| How can I do to recover my Windows 2000 Professional?
| When I turn on mi PC, appears the following message:
|
| STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
| \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE
| or its log or alternate.
|
|
| Thge registry cannot load the hive (file):
|
| \systemroot\system32\Config\SOFTWARE or its alternate
|
|
 
T

Tony

I dont see %windir%\repair\regback

I am in %windir%\repair

all I see is

setup.log
secsetup.inf
software
default
security
sam
ntuser.bat
autoexec.nt
config.nt
system.bak

help please
 
D

Dave Patrick

This just means you have probably never backed up the registry.

--
Regards,

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

:
|I dont see %windir%\repair\regback
|
| I am in %windir%\repair
|
| all I see is
|
| setup.log
| secsetup.inf
| software
| default
| security
| sam
| ntuser.bat
| autoexec.nt
| config.nt
| system.bak
|
| help please
 
D

Dave Patrick

What luck! Glad to hear it worked. Be sure to backup often. 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
%windir%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%windir%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

--
Regards,

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

:
| Yes! it worked. fixed it
 

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