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Cannot reboot my other computer do to this message, what can I download, what can I down load to over come this condition in my other computer. i NEED STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION.

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STOP 0xC0000218 on Windows NT/2000/XP almost always means Windows cannot load a registry hive (SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, SAM, DEFAULT or SECURITY). The BSOD text normally names the hive; that name determines which hive file to restore. was correct to ask for the exact message, and ’s KB pointer is a useful start — the practical recovery steps below expand on that guidance.

Common recovery flow (Windows 2000/XP):

  • First try built-in options: boot F8 -> Last Known Good Configuration; or Safe Mode. If those fail, use the Recovery Console from the Windows CD (or WinPE/BartPE).
  • From Recovery Console, run these commands (adjust WINNT vs WINDOWS if the OS folder is WINNT):
cd \windows\system32\config
ren SYSTEM SYSTEM.BAK
ren SOFTWARE SOFTWARE.BAK
ren SAM SAM.BAK
ren SECURITY SECURITY.BAK
ren DEFAULT DEFAULT.BAK
copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default
chkdsk /r
exit

Notes and cautions:

  • The files in \windows\repair are installation-time copies and can be old; restored accounts/settings installed after OS setup may be lost. Back up the drive first if possible (attach it to another machine or boot a live environment).
  • If the BSOD names a specific hive, restore only that hive rather than all five.
  • If drive hardware problems exist, run a full surface/disk check; a failing disk often causes hive corruption.
  • If no install media is available, use a bootable recovery environment or connect the disk to another PC to copy good hive files or retrieve data.

This expands on the earlier replies by giving concrete Recovery Console commands and practical cautions.

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Cannot reboot my other computer do to this message, what can I download, what can I down load to over come this condition in my other computer. i NEED STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION.

hi, you really need to give us a little more info than that ,must be more to the error ,is it the dreaded blue screen of death error screen you see

also you use the word reboot ,it can have double meaning .do you mean you shut it down and not it will not boot back up ,or do you mean it boots ,but if you try to use the restart /reboot option in start ,it will not reboot

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hi,as Caperjack commented give more info so guys around here will have a clear picture of your problem.. anyway you can check out this site from MS.. it might help ...

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hi,as Caperjack commented give more info so guys around here will have a clear picture of your problem.. anyway you can check out this site from MS.. it might help ...

i was going to post that link to ,but wanted to here more from poster first .lol

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