Windows XP will not start

[Steve]

Dell computer
Windows XP Home Edition

I have tried to boot in safe mode but still get the error
message below. If someone could please tell me what is
causing this problem and help me step by step I would
really appreciate it.

Please let me know if you need more information.

The error is shown below:


A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down
to prevent damage to your computer.

REGISTRY_ERROR

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error
screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears
again, follow these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software
manufacturer for any windows updates you might need.

If the problems continue, disable or remove any newly
installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory
options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use
safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your
computer, press F* to select Advanced Startup options, and
the select safe mode.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x00000051
(0x00000003,0x00000003,0x00000000,0xE1820000)

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

Thank You
Steve

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi Steve,
see:-
'How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP from
Starting'
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307545
or, you may try a repair install.
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org