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Help! Registry error!
Name: Crookedplatipus Date: August 28, 2002 at 09:48:26 Pacific
Comment:
Ack! Help! I have a compaq running win 2000 pro. This morning I booted the system and got the error
The regisrty cannot load the hive file \System Root\System32\Config\SOFTWARE The file may be missing or damaged....
I cannot boot my computer normally or in safe mode at all. I keep getting the same message. Any ideas out there on how to resolve my problem? I have not installed anything new for weeks.
Name: Jake Date: August 28, 2002 at 10:35:13 Pacific
Reply:
Could be bad ram and/or an extremely fragmented page file.
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Response Number 2
Name: Crookedplatipus Date: August 28, 2002 at 14:27:22 Pacific
Reply:
Got it! Ran the repair console and renamed SOFTWARE in the root/system32/config folder to software.old and copied software over from root/system32/repair, rebooted and presto! Thans for any input guys!
CP
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Response Number 3
Name: Jake Date: August 28, 2002 at 15:53:01 Pacific
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Very glad you got it going CP :) Renaming also works when it concerns config\default and system but it does not get to the root of the problem as to why the registry hive became corrupted in the first place and wasn't able to load. So I would back-up my drive often for it may happen again and hopefully it won't be a total unrecoverable BSOD!
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