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• Stop: 0xc0000218 {registry file failure} the registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\Software is damaged, missing, or not accessible in writing.

  Original title: blue screen.

  My computer won't start even in safe mode... c000218 (failure of a registry file)

  Cannot load the hive (file): \systemroot\system32\config\SOFTWARE is damaged, missing, or not accessible in writing

  Hi rookiegeek,

  You did it of any material changes or software on the machine prior to this problem?

  The three possible causes of the problem are:

  (a) failure.

  corruption of file b) & defective hardware.

  (c) the problem can occur on shutdown.

  You can follow this link & check if the problem persists.

  Registry troubleshooting steps for advanced users

  Hope the helps of information. Please post back and we do know.

  Concerning
  Joel S
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• SE error message: "the registry cannot load the hive (file) \systemroot\system32\config\software"when try to start on the original copy of Windows XP. "

  Original title: you're smarter then me. Help, please

  My windows xP home edition has crashed on my HP Pavilion a620n. Initially, I was able to get by using the original cd of the publishing house. Then it crashed again. Rebooted and pressed F8 and typed in my administrator id. This time, a cam of the screen saying that it was an ID of invaled. Re-checkeded my Id and it was OK. Put in my cd original and installed on a different partition. Problem is that I forgot to do a dual boot. Now I have two sessions of windows xp on the same partition. Am able to switch between them, but really need the original. When I click on the origianl happens with the registry cannot load the hive (file) \systemroot\system32\config\software.

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• whenever I try to connect wifi, a blue screen with Windows 7 error Stop: 0x0000007E comes and then restart windows.

  whenever I try to connect wifi, a blue screen with Windows 7 error Stop: 0x0000007E comes and windows restart.can any1 help me with this problem. my wireless card is qualcomm atheros AR5007 802.11b/g.my windows is windows 7 ultimate.please help with this issue.i m attaching files and dump the error image
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• Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error: (Stop: 0 x 00000116) with (atikmpag.sys)

  Specifications:

  • HP Pavilion dm4 Notebook PC (laptop)
  • CPU: Intel i5 - 2430 m to 2.40 GHz
  • RAM: 6.00 GB
  • System type: 64-bit
  • Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium
  • The version of the BIOS/Date: Hewlett-Packard F.17, 25/01/2013 (latest version of the BIOS)
  • Video card: Radeon HD 6470 M and Intel HD Graphics 30000

  Question:
                      

  As you can see the attached picture explains my problem.

  Additional information:

  • How it started: one evening I booted up it (at startup video card: Radeon HD 6470 M) > I did not open any file or run programs, given that I have heat at the start at least 2-3 minutes > frozen screen > restarted on its own > BSOD (attached above Image) will not go away.
  • This BSOD once and has never been resolved since it occurred.
  • I like to play games on this laptop that includes; League of Legends LoL aka, installed other than LoL I also have the call of Duty series (from "World at War" until the last present "ghosts"), Red Alert 3, Red Alert 3 Uprising and HAWKX of Tom Clancy.
  • I usually play LoL at least a total of 2-5 h. / day.
  • My laptop is properly vented / cooled. (I have my laptop PT placed on 4 cylinders, leaving her underwear and its sides free of any obstructions. It is placed in front of an electric FAN. I also use the air conditioning if I do not use the electric fan)
  • Max temperature reaches at least 75-80 degrees Celsius during the game (Normal using search, but I still do not know if its Normal)
  • Idle temperature is somewhere between 55-65 degrees Celsius.
  • Radeon HD 6470 M Graphics Card is currently disabled in the Device Manager.
  • I live in a Tropical climate, Southeast Asia (help?).
  • I have switchable graphics cards, I currently use the integrated video card (Intel HD 3000 graphics card) by disabling the Radeon 6470 m from the device via the Boot Manager on Safe MODE.

  I have...

  • Uninstalled the graphics card (Radeon 6470 m) via (Safe Mode) Device Manager, rebooted the laptop as to allow it to reinstall the video card. (> Screen blacked out > BSOD---> >()has NO WORK)
  • Cleared out and my registry using CCleaner --->>> ()has NO WORK)
  • Uninstalled the graphics card (Radeon 6470 m) through the device (Safe Mode), passed to Intel Graphics Manager, downloaded the latest drivers Radeon 6470 M by downloading the latest Catalyst drivers from AMD Web site > after completing the download and installation > laptop black screen still works because I can still hear the fan running, the capslock, touchpad, mute and wifi light switch is still sensitive. > had to force stop via a long press on the power button / > restarted > BSOD --->>>()has NO WORK)
  • Removed my battery, kept the the cell phone charger plugged in, , while in safe mode, I have disabled the Intel HD 3000 graphics card then will revive Radeon 6470 m > restart > enter screen flashed a second then blocked with a black screen (touchpad, capslock lights mute switch rocker react) > had to force reboot > BSOD. --->>> ()Did NOT WORK)

  Finally...

  • In reading many forums about this issue, I hope that it is a software and not a hardware problem cause someone says this "the answer is you start Windows in safe mode, which will kill the drivers from the mixture. If you STILL get the BSOD in safe mode, then you more than likely a hardware problem. »

  (Sorry for the CAPS, I think this is very important)  My CMOS BATTERY IS DETACHED, I DON'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW it HAPPENED AND NO PROBLEM whatsoever has OCCURRED, IT IS CURRENTLY LOOSELY ONCE MORE AND I STILL DON'T KNOW not WHEN OR HOW IT is THEN THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER THE SETTINGS DATE/TIME RESET OCCURRED ONCE WHEN I PUT THE BATTERY IN ITS HOUSING ORIGINAL , BUT like WHAT I SAID EARLIER HE SECONDED in some SORT AND IS STILL DETACHED BUT MY SETTING DATE/TIME IS NOT reset AT ALL (I did research that has detached/removed/off power CMOS battery would keep those type of setting to reset every time you start upward)

  • I have not yet tried to reinstall Windows 7 since it is my last resort
  • Any form of advice or suggestions are welcome
  • Ask me anything about the problem
  • Correct me if I did any kind of error
  • I'm sorry for any incorrect grammar for English is not my native language

  I'll be waiting for your answers and please READ message from all. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! : D

  Norman

  It might be time to start thinking about a clean reinstall of windows

• Vista blue screen after update

  So I had update during a routine traffic stop of my compy (who was btw custom assembled by a friend and has worked perfectly for a year). I got the install updates and the button stop, then left for a few hours, thinking that it would update after a few minutes. I came home, and he had not yet determined a percentage of completion yet. SO I thought it was frozen/not going to work, so I unplugged it (I know it says not to do: P). so now so now when I turn it on it goes to the screen to stop and lets me choose if I want to start in:
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  data collection for the crashdump...
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  I don't have my instillation of windows disk because I heard that it comes with a repair disc which should solve this problem.
  I tried to make Internet and I couldn't make them work
  I tried to make one with the "recovery disk creator" on my new computer laptop sisters. he wouldn't let me continue the program, even if it charged because my computer is not a product of toshiba

  I have full of ideas on how to solve this problem.

  Recovery disk/s on other computers will not work on your.

  Try to use the ERD below.

  If this does not work, contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send you a set of recovery Vista disc/s, or ask for help in using your recovery Partition; and do a Vista reinstall.

  As is the case with most computers/laptops these days, they do not come with good Vista disc to repair only the recovery disks.

  As your grave in the category above, download the ISO on the provided link and do a repair of the disc.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

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  It's a very good Vista repair disc.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  There is not a disk of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

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  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Blue screen after the automatic updates in Windows Vista

  Automatic updates caused a blue screen that says STOP: c000218 {registry file failure} the registry cannot load the hive (file): \System\System32\Config\COMPONENTS or its log or replacing. It is damaged, missing, or not accessible in writing.

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• Blue screen of death - STOP: c0000218 {Registry file failure}

  Original title - Blue Screen of Death

  I got a BSOD that reads the following:

  STOP: c0000218 {Registry file failure}
  The registry cannot load the hive (file):
  \SystemRoot\System32\Config\DEFAULT
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  When exactly do you get the Blue error screen?

  Please refer to the Microsoft article provided below and check if the steps help you solve the problem.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/830084

   

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• Satellite P20-771: Error Message blue screen after the reinstallation of the OS

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  -----------------------------------------

  This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

  For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
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  because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (particularly that audio drivers) so install a
  pilot - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat if necessary.

  Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW on device at the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER - manually check by model.

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  questions. If updates offers a new driver and then hide it (right click on it) and then go look for new ones
  manually if you wish.

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  My generic blue screen troubleshooting if necessary:

  Here are a few ways to possibly fix the blue screen issue. If you could give the info from the blue screen that would be
  Help. Such as ITC and 4 others entered at the bottom left. And any other information such as STOP error
  codes and info like IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA and similar messages.

  As examples:

  BCCode: 116
  BCP1: 87BC9510
  BCP2: 8C013D80
  BCP3: 00000000
  BCP4: 00000002

  or in this format:

  Stop: 0 x 00000000 (oxoooooooo oxoooooooo oxoooooooo oxooooooooo)
  Tcpip.sys - address blocking 0 x 0 00000000 000000000 DateStamp 0 x 000000000

  It is an excellent tool for displaying the blue screen error information

  BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created during 'blue screen of death' crashes, and displays the
  information on all accidents of a table - free
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/blue_screen_view.html

  BlueScreens many are caused by old or damaged drivers, video drivers in particular, but there are other causes.

  You can follow these steps in the Safe Mode if necessary or the command prompt Vista DVD or Options of recovery if your
  system installed by the manufacturer.

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  You can try a system restore to a point before the problem started when one exists.

  How to make a Vista system restore
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html

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  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  The log can give you the answer if there is a corrupted driver. (Says not all possible driver problems).

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.
  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  Often drivers up-to-date will help, usually video, sound, network card (NIC), WiFi, 3rd party keyboard and
  smile, as well as of other major device drivers.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  How to fix BlueScreen (STOP) errors that cause Windows Vista to shut down or restart unexpectedly
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/958233

  Troubleshooting, STOP error blue screen Vista
  http://www.chicagotech.NET/Vista/vistabluescreen.htm

  Understanding and decoding BSOD (blue screen of death) Messages
  http://www.Taranfx.com/blog/?p=692

  Windows - troubleshooting blue screen errors
  http://KB.wisc.edu/page.php?id=7033

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  In some cases, it may be necessary.

  The Options or Vista recovery disk Startup Repair

  How to do a startup repair
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  I hope this helps.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.