Error message

[Aage Pedersen]

With Win2000 and no SCSI drive I get the blue screen and
this text Stop: c0000218 (Registry File Failure)
The registry can not load the hive (file)
\System Root\System32\Config\ Software

HELP ME

Aage

 

[Guest]

See if article 156640 from support.microsoft.com helps.

 

[Daniel Chang [MSFT]]

156640 How to Troubleshoot a Stop 0xC0000218 Error Message
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=156640

If you have backups of your system state, you'll be better shape (just swap
back the software hive from your backup).

Q240363 How to Back Up and Restore the System State

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q240363

298447 A List of Windows 2000 White Papers and Technical Resources

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=298447


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Server Setup Group


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