Registry File Failure

[Jodie]

Please can someboy help me my Laptop has a system boot
error. When I power it on I get the following error after
attempting to start up Windows XP:
STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
\SystemRoot\System32\Config\System
or its log or alternate.
It is corrupt, absent, or not writeable.

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your system administrator or technical suppor
group for further assistance

Thank you...

 

[MGGP]

See this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;830084

 

[Kelly]

Hi Jodie,

To fix the "windows\system32\config\system file is mising or corrupt" where
Xp wont boot:

Go to Recovery Console and type:

cd system32\config
ren system system.old
ren system.alt systemalt.old
copy c:\windows\repair\system
copy c:\windows\repair\regback\system
exit

Recover from a Corrupted Registry Preventing Win XP from Starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307545