Stop: c000218 (registry File)

[Cesar Taveras]

Receive the following error message:

Stop: C000218 (REGISTRY FILE)
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
&\systemroot\system\config\default or Alternate
It is corrupt absent or not writable
beginning Dump of Physical Memory

Dont have Backup

Any help would be much appreciated!

C Taveras

 

[Dave Patrick]

You can restore the default hive using the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback

If no backups use the
original-as-installed default hive from
%windir%\repair\default
to
%windir%\system32\config\default

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. 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%

 

[Tom Acker \(MSFT\)]

ALSO CONSIDER:

========================================================

The Windows 2000 registry repair utility is now available at -

<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=56D3C201-2C68-4DE8
-9229-CA494362419C&displaylang=en>

This is a recovery console solution which uses chkreg to repair the
registry.

You can restore the default hive using the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback

If no backups use the
original-as-installed default hive from
%windir%\repair\default
to
%windir%\system32\config\default

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. 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%


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Receive the following error message:

Stop: C000218 (REGISTRY FILE)
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
&\systemroot\system\config\default or Alternate
It is corrupt absent or not writable
beginning Dump of Physical Memory

Dont have Backup

Any help would be much appreciated!

C Taveras

 

[Dave Patrick]

Hey thanks, Tom