How Do You Recover From A Corrupted Registry That Prevents Windows XP From Starting?
• When you try to start or restart your Windows XP-based computer, you may receive one of the following error messages: • Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWSYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM • Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWSYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE • Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate • System error: Lsass.exe • When trying to update a password the return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct. • In this article, we will call the computer with the corrupted registry “Computer A” and we will call the other computer with a working Windows XP “Computer B”. • Make sure both “Computer A” and “Computer B” are powered off. Unplug the power cord from both computers and take off the case from both computers. Before touching any components inside of the compute
