Err Msg: STOP: C0000218 ...Registry Cannot Load the HiveLast reviewed: May 9, 1997Article ID: Q104203 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen you install Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server from a CD to a machine whose C drive is a SCSI drive with a DTC3290 SCSI controller, Setup may fail, displaying the STOP message:
STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writeable. CAUSEDuring the installation process, Windows NT expects to read certain information from the SOFTWARE registry hive. Due to a hardware problem, this cannot be done.
RESOLUTIONThis problem was not reproducible at Microsoft. If you run into this problem, the following steps may help:
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Additional query words: prodnt blue trap
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