Registry cannot load

[rayrey]

Hi, I'm getting this: Registry cannot load the hive (file)
\systemRoot\System32\Config\Software. Any ideas please
Ray

 

[old jon]

Hi, I'm getting this: Registry cannot load the hive (file)
\systemRoot\System32\Config\Software. Any ideas please
Ray

And when are you getting this message ?. Please don`t keep secrets.

 

[rayrey]

Windows at power up suggests I select something like 'use last known good
configeration' - XP starts to load then ' registry cannot -----' - I'm
thinking hard drive shafted, but that is from someone who can't keep a
secret.

 

[spodosaurus]

Windows at power up suggests I select something like 'use last known good
configeration' - XP starts to load then ' registry cannot -----' - I'm
thinking hard drive shafted, but that is from someone who can't keep a
secret.

Have you run the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility? Have you
run any hardware diagnostics?


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transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
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[rayrey]

Thanks - No diag's disk, been into setup hoping I could test out hard drive.
but to no avail. Had second thoughts on hard drive and wonder if reloading
windows may help - viable? If the hard drive is faulty I guess it will fail
to load.

 

[spodosaurus]

Thanks - No diag's disk, been into setup hoping I could test out hard drive.
but to no avail. Had second thoughts on hard drive and wonder if reloading
windows may help - viable? If the hard drive is faulty I guess it will fail
to load.

Or you could waste a lot of time/effort. you're obviously posting from a
computer now, so why not download a couple of basic hardware testing
programs like the one from your HDD's manufacturer and memtest86, burn
them to cdroms, and just give your hardware a check before proceeding.
It helps in the diagnostic process, too. Hardware is the foundation upon
which the software runs, so you need to check that as a basis before
anything else.


--
spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

 

[old jon]

Hi, I'm getting this: Registry cannot load the hive (file)
\systemRoot\System32\Config\Software. Any ideas please
Ray

Hi R.I concur (agree) with Spod. Although the message looks like registry
corruption, it could be H drive trouble. I`d check the drive first. That
will put your mind at rest on that score. Then do a system repair if the
drive is OK.
best wishes..OJ

 

[rayrey]

Thanks both. I have emailed tech support at Dell, worth a try (It's my sons
PC given to my Daughter sometime back). If I get no help I will try loading
Windows again and see what happens hard drive wise.

As an aside - things have moved on some. Giving my age away here as I
started (mid 80's) in a IT workshop when a double floppy drive PC was the
'business' (no hard drive). Moved onto business end printers and left the
game 5 years ago as most stuff got skipped. - Ray

 

[spodosaurus]

Thanks both. I have emailed tech support at Dell, worth a try (It's my sons
PC given to my Daughter sometime back). If I get no help I will try loading
Windows again and see what happens hard drive wise.

Dell did not manufacture the hard drive! They bought it from someone
else. Unplug the computer, open it up, and with a flashlight (if
necessary) read the name of the manufacturer from the top of the hard
drive. Then, go to THAT manufacturer's website and download their drive
tools. While I like Dell products (especially laptops), I think you're
better off downloading, burning to cdrom (or copying to floppy), and
running the specific manufacturer's diagnostic utility yourself.

As an aside - things have moved on some. Giving my age away here as I
started (mid 80's) in a IT workshop when a double floppy drive PC was the
'business' (no hard drive). Moved onto business end printers and left the
game 5 years ago as most stuff got skipped. - Ray

--
spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

 

[dawg]

Or,you can find the model # in the BIOS.

Dell did not manufacture the hard drive! They bought it from someone
else. Unplug the computer, open it up, and with a flashlight (if
necessary) read the name of the manufacturer from the top of the hard
drive. Then, go to THAT manufacturer's website and download their drive
tools. While I like Dell products (especially laptops), I think you're
better off downloading, burning to cdrom (or copying to floppy), and
running the specific manufacturer's diagnostic utility yourself.



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spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

 

[rayrey]

The drive is Seagate ST380021A, got diags from Seagate. However can't create
a CD boot disk - life is fun.

 

[spodosaurus]

The drive is Seagate ST380021A, got diags from Seagate. However can't create
a CD boot disk - life is fun.

What burning software are you using? Isn't it just a disc image (.iso) file?


--
spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

 

[Ed Medlin]

The drive is Seagate ST380021A, got diags from Seagate. However can't
create a CD boot disk - life is fun.

Doesn't Seagate have a diag disk that fits on a floppy?


Ed

 

[rayrey]

Hi, I'm using Pinnacle and yes its an .iso file which I can copy, but it
will not or I cannot get it to create a boot disk.

I have no floppy drive to copy to - yes know I should have had one, may
well do after this is sorted.

 

[spodosaurus]

Hi, I'm using Pinnacle and yes its an .iso file which I can copy, but it
will not or I cannot get it to create a boot disk.

Check "Advanced Projects" in New Projects window.
Select "RAW/ISO data".

Do NOT just burn it as a data disc.

I have no floppy drive to copy to - yes know I should have had one, may
well do after this is sorted.

--
spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

 

[Ed Medlin]

Hi, I'm using Pinnacle and yes its an .iso file which I can copy, but it
will not or I cannot get it to create a boot disk.

I have no floppy drive to copy to - yes know I should have had one, may
well do after this is sorted.

That seems to be the way things are going these days, but I would feel naked
without a floppy. My last two laptops were floppyless, but at least the
newer one will boot from a USB thumb drive.

Ed

 

[rayrey]

The good news, the system was up and running, got recovery disk to boot up
with, retyped registry, but still needed to reload XP. The bad news is it
would not reboot into XP after turn off. XP starts then restarts - then
restarts etc. So reloaded again and then tried XP tools 'scan and attempt
repair of bad sectors' and it hung up at stage 4 - suggests bad drive? It's
doing a defrag now.

Will have another go at 'RAW/ISO

Thanks for your help - I'm learning and getting the repair bug again after
some 5 years away from it. Ray