Stop c0000218 registry file failure

I don't mind formating after I get this resolved, but I want to try and back up my data files to a dvd first. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 6. Denny Denham 7 Thorium. By default, the System Administrator password should be null blank but system which are set up using Sysprep which Dell uses can have an unknown password, which means that you will be unable to log onto Recovery Console.

Thanks for the help Denny. Is there a way to test whether I can enter the Recovery Tool before moving the registry files around? I'm not at my computer right now, but earlier today I inserted the xp cd and tried to run the xp recovery. I'm guessing this is not where I want to be? It sounds as though you are in Recovery Console which should only happen if your administrator password is the same as the System Admin password. By any chance did you change the System Administrator password usinf the procedure here to match your personal password?

I never did the 'control setpasswords2' command, but it's possible that I set it inadvertantly at some point in the year I've had the computer. Sorry, this is the first time I've ever had something this big happen to my computer and am unfamiliar with all of the utilities. Your help is greatly appreciated! Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by Flooby Unsolved.

STOP c error. I have a Latitude D and I kept receiving this message:. Please reinstall a copy of the above file. Beginning dump of physical memory Physical memory dump complete Contact your system admin or technical support group for further assistance. I have no idea what this means.

I had to reinstall Winodws XP last week due to a different error. I cannot keep reinstalling XP every time I have an error. I have all my university work on my laptop.

Please can someone help me? All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 5. Flooby 5 Tungsten. I have been making regular backups onto my desktop so I haven't really lost much. In rare instances, this error can be caused by a driver that has corrupted the registry image in memory, or by a memory error in this region.

But you may encounter into other problems because you are using the old out- dated software hive. You may want to recover your most up-to-date software hive by continue with the following: Step 6 Load software. Goto Start Run, type regedit b.

Goto File Load Hive, and browse to software. After it removed corruption and loaded we unloaded the hive using File - Unload Hive. Step 7 Copied the fixed hive back to the machine as software.

Step 8 Booted to Recovery Console and renamed software. This maybe of some help in restoring the registry.

Option 4. Thank you for your consideration. It's really help full. Wednesday, May 4, AM.