Abhishek Kumar Srivastava
December 5th 03, 07:36 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>My 9 month old Gateway laptop has stopped booting up.
>I have always stayed current on "Windows Updates"
>and "Norton Antivirus Updates." I talked to a Gateway
>tech., who concluded that I needed to reinstall
>everything, thus forfieting any data I have. Not the
>answer I wanted.
>
>I've been to Kelly's Korner who addresses my problem @
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm
>
>The message that applies to me is this:
>
>Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry
>cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32
>\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate
>
>I followed the instructions for the fix. My problem is
>that I get to a point using the "Recovery Console" tool
>described in Kelly's-Korner where it asks for the
>Administrator Password. I am the Administrator, and sole
>user of my laptop. I have purposely never assigned a
>password to my laptop. But it will not let me enter
>without a password.
>I've tried hitting "enter" leaving the password blank,
>like I used to while logging on when it was still working.
>But after 3 attempts, It prompts me to restart the
>computer, and we start the cycle all over again.
>Needless to say, I am very frustrated.
>Can anyone please help?
>
>.
Dear Ron
This is correct you need to re-install the windows again.
There is one way in windows 2000 that u can install the os
with lossing the data.
When you run the setup then it will ask the for the
partation in hich you want to install the os select the
partation but you do not format the partation.
in windows 2000 there is one option that leave the current
partation (intact data only) when you select this option
it will never format the paration and install the new
system file. This was one method if windows xp is having
that option. Now in your laptop if u have two partation
and partation is free then you can install the windows XP
in that partation that after insallation you will get your
data back.
Please tell me via mail incase any problem
Abhii
>
>My 9 month old Gateway laptop has stopped booting up.
>I have always stayed current on "Windows Updates"
>and "Norton Antivirus Updates." I talked to a Gateway
>tech., who concluded that I needed to reinstall
>everything, thus forfieting any data I have. Not the
>answer I wanted.
>
>I've been to Kelly's Korner who addresses my problem @
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm
>
>The message that applies to me is this:
>
>Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry
>cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32
>\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate
>
>I followed the instructions for the fix. My problem is
>that I get to a point using the "Recovery Console" tool
>described in Kelly's-Korner where it asks for the
>Administrator Password. I am the Administrator, and sole
>user of my laptop. I have purposely never assigned a
>password to my laptop. But it will not let me enter
>without a password.
>I've tried hitting "enter" leaving the password blank,
>like I used to while logging on when it was still working.
>But after 3 attempts, It prompts me to restart the
>computer, and we start the cycle all over again.
>Needless to say, I am very frustrated.
>Can anyone please help?
>
>.
Dear Ron
This is correct you need to re-install the windows again.
There is one way in windows 2000 that u can install the os
with lossing the data.
When you run the setup then it will ask the for the
partation in hich you want to install the os select the
partation but you do not format the partation.
in windows 2000 there is one option that leave the current
partation (intact data only) when you select this option
it will never format the paration and install the new
system file. This was one method if windows xp is having
that option. Now in your laptop if u have two partation
and partation is free then you can install the windows XP
in that partation that after insallation you will get your
data back.
Please tell me via mail incase any problem
Abhii
>