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BSOD on Start Up
Im working on a friends computer. The computer has XP-Pro.
After showing the Windows Xp title screen, the computer alwasy gets a BSOD. Safe Mode and Last Known Good Config end in the same BSOD. The BSOD message is the following. STOP:: coooo218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannont load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\software or its log or alternate. it is corrupt, absend, or not wirteable. Begining dump of physical memory: After the BSOD message the comp will restart itself. Is there any hope for this machine or should i just wipe the harddrive and reinstall? ~Thomas~ |
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Thomas,
See this MS Knowledge Base Article: "STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}" Error Message When You Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830084 Thomas Howland wrote: Im working on a friends computer. The computer has XP-Pro. After showing the Windows Xp title screen, the computer alwasy gets a BSOD. Safe Mode and Last Known Good Config end in the same BSOD. The BSOD message is the following. STOP:: coooo218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannont load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\software or its log or alternate. it is corrupt, absend, or not wirteable. Begining dump of physical memory: After the BSOD message the comp will restart itself. Is there any hope for this machine or should i just wipe the harddrive and reinstall? ~Thomas~ |
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thanks for the quick response. the page you linked me to
sounds good and all if i was trying to install XP but im not. I installed XP on this comp myself two years ago. the comp has been working fine untill the last few days when it started to BSOD. im thinking the hard drive is trashed. ~Thomas~ -----Original Message----- Thomas, See this MS Knowledge Base Article: "STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}" Error Message When You Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830084 Thomas Howland wrote: Im working on a friends computer. The computer has XP-Pro. After showing the Windows Xp title screen, the computer alwasy gets a BSOD. Safe Mode and Last Known Good Config end in the same BSOD. The BSOD message is the following. STOP:: coooo218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannont load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\software or its log or alternate. it is corrupt, absend, or not wirteable. Begining dump of physical memory: After the BSOD message the comp will restart itself. Is there any hope for this machine or should i just wipe the harddrive and reinstall? ~Thomas~ . |
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Thanks again for replying. I put a XP-Pro cd and i did not
get the normall setup screen. in stead i was given a black screen with white lettering. i was given three options. Option #1: Continue currnet upgrade Option #2: Cancel current upgrade and install XP Option #3: Exit and restart option 2 takes me to the XP setup screen. i went here and then cancelled the install. thinking it would solve this whole mess. it did not work. this guy told me his kid likes to put cd's in and being pressing keys. im wondering if the kid put in the XP-PRO cd and started a installtion and then turned the comp off halfway into it. ~Thomas~ -----Original Message----- That's one possibility as the article indicates. Download a diagnostic utility from the drive manufacturer's website. This creates a boot floppy from which the diagnostics can be run. wrote: thanks for the quick response. the page you linked me to sounds good and all if i was trying to install XP but im not. I installed XP on this comp myself two years ago. the comp has been working fine untill the last few days when it started to BSOD. im thinking the hard drive is trashed. ~Thomas~ -----Original Message----- Thomas, See this MS Knowledge Base Article: "STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}" Error Message When You Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830084 Thomas Howland wrote: Im working on a friends computer. The computer has XP-Pro. After showing the Windows Xp title screen, the computer alwasy gets a BSOD. Safe Mode and Last Known Good Config end in the same BSOD. The BSOD message is the following. STOP:: coooo218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannont load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\software or its log or alternate. it is corrupt, absend, or not wirteable. Begining dump of physical memory: After the BSOD message the comp will restart itself. Is there any hope for this machine or should i just wipe the harddrive and reinstall? ~Thomas~ . . |
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Hi Thomas,
Have done this for several users and it works. Good luck! In Recovery Console: Type cd sytem32\config , and then press ENTER. Type dir system , and then press ENTER. Depending on your error message, use as follows: Next type: ren software software.bak and then press ENTER. or: type ren system system.bak and then press ENTER. Next type: copy c:\windows\repair\software , and then press ENTER. or: copy c:\windows\repair\system , and then press ENTER. Exit, reboot. More info he Recovering XP using the Recovery Console (Line 333) right hand side http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Thomas Howland" wrote in message ... Im working on a friends computer. The computer has XP-Pro. After showing the Windows Xp title screen, the computer alwasy gets a BSOD. Safe Mode and Last Known Good Config end in the same BSOD. The BSOD message is the following. STOP:: coooo218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannont load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\software or its log or alternate. it is corrupt, absend, or not wirteable. Begining dump of physical memory: After the BSOD message the comp will restart itself. Is there any hope for this machine or should i just wipe the harddrive and reinstall? ~Thomas~ |
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Could be. Kelly's suggestion looks promising. That replaces the
registry hives with the backup ones. Thomas Howland wrote: Thanks again for replying. I put a XP-Pro cd and i did not get the normall setup screen. in stead i was given a black screen with white lettering. i was given three options. Option #1: Continue currnet upgrade Option #2: Cancel current upgrade and install XP Option #3: Exit and restart option 2 takes me to the XP setup screen. i went here and then cancelled the install. thinking it would solve this whole mess. it did not work. this guy told me his kid likes to put cd's in and being pressing keys. im wondering if the kid put in the XP-PRO cd and started a installtion and then turned the comp off halfway into it. ~Thomas~ -----Original Message----- That's one possibility as the article indicates. Download a diagnostic utility from the drive manufacturer's website. This creates a boot floppy from which the diagnostics can be run. wrote: thanks for the quick response. the page you linked me to sounds good and all if i was trying to install XP but im not. I installed XP on this comp myself two years ago. the comp has been working fine untill the last few days when it started to BSOD. im thinking the hard drive is trashed. ~Thomas~ -----Original Message----- Thomas, See this MS Knowledge Base Article: "STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}" Error Message When You Install Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?id=830084 Thomas Howland wrote: Im working on a friends computer. The computer has XP-Pro. After showing the Windows Xp title screen, the computer alwasy gets a BSOD. Safe Mode and Last Known Good Config end in the same BSOD. The BSOD message is the following. STOP:: coooo218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannont load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\software or its log or alternate. it is corrupt, absend, or not wirteable. Begining dump of physical memory: After the BSOD message the comp will restart itself. Is there any hope for this machine or should i just wipe the harddrive and reinstall? ~Thomas~ . . |
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