Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:49:01 EDT
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Update:
After trying the tips in the annoyances link supplied (Thanks Tom!) The
problem wasn't fixed but un-ticking the automatic re-start made it possible to
read an error page that before went by too fast to see more than a couple of
words. The message which appeared on a blue screen was:
STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the
hive(file):
\System Root\System 32\config\SOFTWARE or it's log or alternate
It is corrupt, absent, or not writable
I was unable to start Windows with any of the startup options so, after
using a linux disc to access and save to cd the few pics and docs I wanted, I
have re-formatted and reinstalled Windows.
This is an older Compaq so I will have to load appropriate drivers (next
step).
My first re-format I used the existing partition to load Windows. This time
I deleted the partition before formatting. This is a xp upgrade that still had
about 20 days to activate. I had used the same xp disc on this computer
before and activated it succesfully. Was wondering if I would have problems with
it at activation, but never got that far. We'll see how long this l install
lasts.
Thanks for the replies,
-Phillip Williams-
In a message dated 3/27/2008 2:10:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Doing an Internet search I found the following which may be helpful:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1058887864
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318023
http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsupport/print.aspx?giud=&ErrorID=22210
I would review all three before deciding on a possible course of
action. In addition to the foregoing, I also found discussions that
overheating and/or questionable RAM could be causing this situation.
I've never encountered these error messages, so I can't supply any first
hand suggestions.
I hope this helps.
Tom
[log in to unmask] wrote:
> I recently reformatted after a system crash which wouldn't let me start
with
> any displayed option (last known good, safe, normal,etc. Reformatting
wasn't
> a big deal since it was a new hard drive (actually an Ebay purchase)
which
> didn't have anything on it to try to save. Re-format and Windows loading
went
> well and has run fine for about three weeks then today at boot up it again
> went to the screen for same startup options as mentioned before.
Fortunately,
> normal startup worked and after windows loaded it displayed system error
report
> with the following info:
> C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini 032708-01.dmp
> C:\DOCUME~1\WILLY~1.PLA\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1.tmp.dir00\sysdata.xml
>
> Can any of you tell by this report what the problem is? I am begining to
> think it's a hardware problem (mobo or ram?) since this is similar senario
that
> caused my origional re-format. That time my HD was getting noisy and
sluggish
> thus the HD replacement.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
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