registry error

[treesa]

message appears after tying to load windows:
stop 0000218(registry file failure)
the registry cannot load the hive file
system\root\system32\config\software
or its log or alternate
is corrupt, absent, or not writeable

any suggestions? I am using windows 2000 professional

 

[JeffO]

Boot to the Windows CD and chose "R" for a Repair. This
takes you to a screen that gives you two more choices,
the Recovery Console or a Repair Installation of W2K.
Choose "C" for Recovery Console.
At the Recovery Console prompt, run:
CHKDSK /F /R
Since you're booted off the CD, not the hard drive, it
will run without a reboot.
Reboot to see if this fixed the problem.

 

[spd]

XP version of same problem - no Repair option

I have experieneced exactly the same problem in XP. I have seen numerous replies telling me to use the Repair option in Setup (Microsoft recommend not using the R option in Recovery Console). The only problem is that there is no Repair option when I get to the "select installation" page. I can only replace with a new installation or add a second installation of the Operating System. Both options carry a warning that this will result in loss of all profiles, personal files and installed software - not a repair!

So how do I repair without the Repair option?
Any ideas?

cheers

Boot to the Windows CD and chose "R" for a Repair. This
takes you to a screen that gives you two more choices,
the Recovery Console or a Repair Installation of W2K.
Choose "C" for Recovery Console.
At the Recovery Console prompt, run:
CHKDSK /F /R
Since you're booted off the CD, not the hard drive, it
will run without a reboot.
Reboot to see if this fixed the problem.

>-----Original Message-----
>message appears after tying to load windows:
>stop 0000218(registry file failure)
>the registry cannot load the hive file
>system\root\system32\config\software
>or its log or alternate
>is corrupt, absent, or not writeable
>
>any suggestions? I am using windows 2000 professional
>
>.
>