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I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.  
Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything was  
working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was fine.  
I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
 
First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System file".  
Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of  
problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair folder,  
and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check on my D:  
drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no problems), so I  
went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the white and blue  
"Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen and reboot.  Now, I  
just get the white bar going across the bottom of the screen, gets all the  
way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work either, same problem.
 
I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps  
rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I don't  
have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there is  
a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't see it.
 
Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???

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you'll probably end doing a reinstall (did you tried a Repair from the  
windows cd?)
 
copy your files from the NTFS partition using this:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilit [...] ows98.html
 
 
--  
Andrei Ungureanu
www.eventid.net
Free Windows event logs reports
http://www.altairtech.ca/evlog/
 
"Head Hunter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message  
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>I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.  
>Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything was  
>working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was fine.  
>I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
>
> First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System file".  
> Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of  
> problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair  
> folder, and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check on  
> my D: drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no  
> problems), so I went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the  
> white and blue "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen and  
> reboot.  Now, I just get the white bar going across the bottom of the  
> screen, gets all the way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work  
> either, same problem.
>
> I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps  
> rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I don't  
> have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there  
> is a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't see  
> it.
>
> Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
>

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Andrei gave you the tool to recover with. Your drive probably failed.  
Download and run a diagnostic utility from the drive manufacturer's web  
site.
 
 
--  
Regards,
 
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
 
"Head Hunter" wrote:
|I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.
| Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything was
| working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was fine.
| I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
|
| First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System file".
| Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of
| problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair  
folder,
| and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check on my D:
| drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no problems), so  
I
| went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the white and blue
| "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen and reboot.  Now, I
| just get the white bar going across the bottom of the screen, gets all the
| way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work either, same problem.
|
| I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps
| rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I don't
| have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there  
is
| a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't see  
it.
|
| Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
|
|

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It isn't the drive.  The Win98 and Win2000 partitions are on the same  
physical drive.  I can run a scandisk from Win98 on the Win2000 partition  
(remember, it is FAT32) and show no problems.
 
"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nOsPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message  
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> Andrei gave you the tool to recover with. Your drive probably failed.
> Download and run a diagnostic utility from the drive manufacturer's web
> site.
>
>
> --  
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Head Hunter" wrote:
> |I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.
> | Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything  
> was
> | working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was  
> fine.
> | I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
> |
> | First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System  
> file".
> | Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of
> | problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair
> folder,
> | and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check on my D:
> | drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no problems),  
> so
> I
> | went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the white and blue
> | "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen and reboot.  Now,  
> I
> | just get the white bar going across the bottom of the screen, gets all  
> the
> | way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work either, same problem.
> |
> | I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps
> | rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I  
> don't
> | have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there
> is
> | a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't see
> it.
> |
> | Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
> |
> |
>
>

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I don't have an ERD, so I wasn't sure what to try from the recovery console.  
I tried FIXBOOT, with no luck, and I wasn't sure what to try.  I kind of  
wish I was getting a BSOD, or something.  At least I would have an idea what  
the problem is.  Could I have screwed something up by copying the SYSTEM  
file with Win98 instead of Win2000?
 
"Andrei Ungureanu" <andreix at msn dot com> wrote in message  
news:eZc1L0ZrFHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> you'll probably end doing a reinstall (did you tried a Repair from the  
> windows cd?)
>
> copy your files from the NTFS partition using this:
> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilit [...] ows98.html
>
>
> --  
> Andrei Ungureanu
> www.eventid.net
> Free Windows event logs reports
> http://www.altairtech.ca/evlog/
>
> "Head Hunter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message  
> news:eKtDyXZrFHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.  
>>Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything was  
>>working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was fine.  
>>I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
>>
>> First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System file".  
>> Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of  
>> problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair  
>> folder, and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check  
>> on my D: drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no  
>> problems), so I went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the  
>> white and blue "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen and  
>> reboot.  Now, I just get the white bar going across the bottom of the  
>> screen, gets all the way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work  
>> either, same problem.
>>
>> I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps  
>> rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I  
>> don't have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but  
>> there is a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I  
>> can't see it.
>>
>> Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
>>
>
>

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Never use win9x tools on any NT'ish operating system partition. scandisk is  
a file system tool. The drive manufacturer's tools are more exhaustive in  
that they also verify the hardware.
 
--  
Regards,
 
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
 
"Head Hunter" wrote:
| It isn't the drive.  The Win98 and Win2000 partitions are on the same
| physical drive.  I can run a scandisk from Win98 on the Win2000 partition
| (remember, it is FAT32) and show no problems.

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Hi Head,
 
Thanks for your posting.  Also thanks for Andrei and Dave's replies.
 
I agree with Andrei and Dave, it might be better if you check the hard  
drive first with drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility.  If the disk is  
good, you may try a repair installation as below:
 
1. Start Windows 2000 by using the Windows 2000 CD-ROM or Setup boot disks.  
2. When Windows 2000 Setup starts, press ENTER to start, and then press the  
R key to repair the existing installation.  
3. Press R again to initiate the emergency repair process to fix the  
existing installation of Windows 2000.  
4. Press F to initiate the process that automatically repairs the computer.  
 
5. Since you do not have an ERD, press L. Windows starts to search for the  
installation and displays any installation that it finds. If the emergency  
repair process cannot locate the Windows 2000 installation, you have to  
reinstall Windows 2000.
 
Hope this helps!
 
Have a nice day!
 
Sincerely,
Tom Che
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
 
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>I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.  
>Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything was  
>working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was fine.  
>I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
>
>First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System file".  
>Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of  
>problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair  
folder,  
>and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check on my D:  
>drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no problems), so  
I  
>went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the white and blue  
>"Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen and reboot.  Now, I  
>just get the white bar going across the bottom of the screen, gets all the  
>way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work either, same problem.
>
>I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps  
>rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I don't  
>have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there  
is  
>a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't see it.
>
>Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???  
>
>
>

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OK.  The Win2000 Resource Guide suggests install a duplicate copy of Win2000  
and using it to scan the drives, theoretically fix the registry, etc.  
Looking at a mini-hex dump, it seemed to say it couldn't load the security  
hive.  I copied over the security, system, and software files from the  
original \repair folder into the \system32\config folder.  I now get a very  
fast blue screen, then the reboot.  Loading the original installations event  
viewer files into the second installation, I have a bugcheck showing error  
0xc000218.  I googled for it, and the only hit I got was on the Spanish  
version of the MS Technet site which called it an UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR.  
Unfortunately, I don't read Spanish.  Also, this error is not in the English  
Technet site, or listed in any of my Win2000 resource books.  The link is  
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/p [...] 2ec6d.mspx
 
I am pretty sure it is my hard drive, but I am still hoping.
 
"Head Hunter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message  
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>I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.  
>Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything was  
>working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was fine.  
>I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
>
> First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System file".  
> Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of  
> problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair  
> folder, and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check on  
> my D: drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no  
> problems), so I went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the  
> white and blue "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen and  
> reboot.  Now, I just get the white bar going across the bottom of the  
> screen, gets all the way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work  
> either, same problem.
>
> I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps  
> rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I don't  
> have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there  
> is a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't see  
> it.
>
> Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
>

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0xC0000218
 
You didn't mention the hive. Assuming the system hive and you already tried  
LKG, It may be possible to rename the system hive found in
%windir%\system32\config\system
to system.old
then rename
%windir%\system32\config\system.alt
to
%windir%\system32\config\system
 
You can also try using the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback
 
If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the  
original-as-installed system hive from
%windir%\repair\system
to
%windir%\system32\config\system
You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the  
original OS install.
 
If the software hive, it may be possible to rename the software hive found  
in;
%windir%\system32\config\software
to software.old
then copy the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback
as
%windir%\system32\config\software
 
If that fails you can copy/ use the file
%windir%\repair\software
This file is an image of the hive at the time the OS was installed, so you'd  
have to reinstall all software. This being the case you might just as well  
blow it away and start a new install. (note: this would at least allow you  
to start the OS to make any necessary backups prior to wiping the drive.)
 
To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000  
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup  
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,  
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At  
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000  
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery  
Console then prompts you for the administrator password.  If you do not have  
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the  
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery  
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted  
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts  
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot  
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,  
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,  
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard  
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive  
root, %systemroot% or %windir%
 
You can do the copy from your parallel install.
 
--  
Regards,
 
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
 
"Head Hunter" wrote:
| OK.  The Win2000 Resource Guide suggests install a duplicate copy of  
Win2000
| and using it to scan the drives, theoretically fix the registry, etc.
| Looking at a mini-hex dump, it seemed to say it couldn't load the security
| hive.  I copied over the security, system, and software files from the
| original \repair folder into the \system32\config folder.  I now get a  
very
| fast blue screen, then the reboot.  Loading the original installations  
event
| viewer files into the second installation, I have a bugcheck showing error
| 0xc000218.  I googled for it, and the only hit I got was on the Spanish
| version of the MS Technet site which called it an UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR.
| Unfortunately, I don't read Spanish.  Also, this error is not in the  
English
| Technet site, or listed in any of my Win2000 resource books.  The link is
|  
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/p [...] 2ec6d.mspx
|
| I am pretty sure it is my hard drive, but I am still hoping.
|
| "Head Hunter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
| news:eKtDyXZrFHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| >I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.
| >Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything was
| >working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was  
fine.
| >I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
| >
| > First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System  
file".
| > Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of
| > problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair
| > folder, and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check  
on
| > my D: drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no
| > problems), so I went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had the
| > white and blue "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen  
and
| > reboot.  Now, I just get the white bar going across the bottom of the
| > screen, gets all the way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work
| > either, same problem.
| >
| > I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps
| > rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I  
don't
| > have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there
| > is a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't  
see
| > it.
| >
| > Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
| >
|
|

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I didn't mention the hive problem because I hadn't done the parallel install  
yet.  Even then, it wasn't until I was looking through the resource guide  
that I found out I could access the old event files from the new  
installation.  That is where I saw the stop error.  It also mentioned the  
minidump file.  That is where I saw the security file problem.
 
"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nOsPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message  
news:uSFkxi1sFHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> 0xC0000218
>
> You didn't mention the hive. Assuming the system hive and you already  
> tried
> LKG, It may be possible to rename the system hive found in
> %windir%\system32\config\system
> to system.old
> then rename
> %windir%\system32\config\system.alt
> to
> %windir%\system32\config\system
>
> You can also try using the most recent backup found in
> %windir%\repair\regback
>
> If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
> original-as-installed system hive from
> %windir%\repair\system
> to
> %windir%\system32\config\system
> You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since  
> the
> original OS install.
>
> If the software hive, it may be possible to rename the software hive found
> in;
> %windir%\system32\config\software
> to software.old
> then copy the most recent backup found in
> %windir%\repair\regback
> as
> %windir%\system32\config\software
>
> If that fails you can copy/ use the file
> %windir%\repair\software
> This file is an image of the hive at the time the OS was installed, so  
> you'd
> have to reinstall all software. This being the case you might just as well
> blow it away and start a new install. (note: this would at least allow you
> to start the OS to make any necessary backups prior to wiping the drive.)
>
> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup  
> CD,
> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.  
> At
> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
> Console then prompts you for the administrator password.  If you do not  
> have
> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console  
> starts
> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk,  
> fixboot,
> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the  
> hard
> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
> root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>
> You can do the copy from your parallel install.
>
> --  
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Head Hunter" wrote:
> | OK.  The Win2000 Resource Guide suggests install a duplicate copy of
> Win2000
> | and using it to scan the drives, theoretically fix the registry, etc.
> | Looking at a mini-hex dump, it seemed to say it couldn't load the  
> security
> | hive.  I copied over the security, system, and software files from the
> | original \repair folder into the \system32\config folder.  I now get a
> very
> | fast blue screen, then the reboot.  Loading the original installations
> event
> | viewer files into the second installation, I have a bugcheck showing  
> error
> | 0xc000218.  I googled for it, and the only hit I got was on the Spanish
> | version of the MS Technet site which called it an UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR.
> | Unfortunately, I don't read Spanish.  Also, this error is not in the
> English
> | Technet site, or listed in any of my Win2000 resource books.  The link  
> is
> |
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/p [...] 2ec6d.mspx
> |
> | I am pretty sure it is my hard drive, but I am still hoping.
> |
> | "Head Hunter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> | news:eKtDyXZrFHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | >I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate  
> partitions.
> | >Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything  
> was
> | >working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was
> fine.
> | >I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
> | >
> | > First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System
> file".
> | > Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of
> | > problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair
> | > folder, and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy  
> check
> on
> | > my D: drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no
> | > problems), so I went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had  
> the
> | > white and blue "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen
> and
> | > reboot.  Now, I just get the white bar going across the bottom of the
> | > screen, gets all the way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work
> | > either, same problem.
> | >
> | > I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps
> | > rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I
> don't
> | > have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but  
> there
> | > is a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't
> see
> | > it.
> | >
> | > Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

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Hi Head,
 
For Stop 0xC0000218 Error, please refer to the following KB article:
 
How to Troubleshoot a Stop 0xC0000218 Error Message
http://support.microsoft.com//kb/156640
 
Also copy related information here just for your convenience:
 
CAUSE
================
A Stop 0xc0000218 error message means that a necessary registry hive file  
could not be loaded. This error message can occur if the file is corrupt or  
missing. To resolve this issue, you can reinstall the operating system and  
restore the registry files from a backup.  
 
NOTE:
***The registry files may have been corrupted because of hard disk  
corruption or some other hardware problem.  
This error message can also occur if the driver has corrupted the registry  
data while loading into memory, or the memory where the registry is loading  
has a parity error. In the latter case, turn off the external cache and  
check the memory chips. ***
 
RESOLUTION
================
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:  
1. Start your computer by running the Recovery Console, run the chkdsk /p  
command on the drive, and then restart your computer. Test to determine  
whether the issue is resolved. If the issue is resolved, do not complete  
the remaining steps. If the issue is not resolved, go to step 2.  
2. When Windows loads, press SPACE BAR when the "Load Last Known Good"  
message appears.  
3. Complete a parallel installation, and restore the registry files from a  
tape backup. To do so: ? Reinstall Windows in a separate folder.  
- Restore the damaged registry hive from backup. This procedure is specific  
to the backup application that you used to make a backup. Consult the  
documentation of your backup application or consult the vendor if you need  
assistance. Typically, this procedure requires you to restore a system  
state backup to an alternate location, and then copy the appropriate  
registry files to the %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\config folder of the damaged  
operating system.  
- If you do not have a tape backup, include the backup of network servers  
and production workstations.  
NOTE: If Windows is stored on a FAT partition, you can restore the files by  
using another computer and by copying the registry hive files to the  
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\Config subfolder.  
 
Hope this helps!
 
Have a nice day!
 
Sincerely,
Tom Che
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
 
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>I didn't mention the hive problem because I hadn't done the parallel  
install  
>yet.  Even then, it wasn't until I was looking through the resource guide  
>that I found out I could access the old event files from the new  
>installation.  That is where I saw the stop error.  It also mentioned the  
>minidump file.  That is where I saw the security file problem.
>
>"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nOsPAM.gmail.com> wrote in message  
>news:uSFkxi1sFHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> 0xC0000218
>>
>> You didn't mention the hive. Assuming the system hive and you already  
>> tried
>> LKG, It may be possible to rename the system hive found in
>> %windir%\system32\config\system
>> to system.old
>> then rename
>> %windir%\system32\config\system.alt
>> to
>> %windir%\system32\config\system
>>
>> You can also try using the most recent backup found in
>> %windir%\repair\regback
>>
>> If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
>> original-as-installed system hive from
>> %windir%\repair\system
>> to
>> %windir%\system32\config\system
>> You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since  
>> the
>> original OS install.
>>
>> If the software hive, it may be possible to rename the software hive  
found
>> in;
>> %windir%\system32\config\software
>> to software.old
>> then copy the most recent backup found in
>> %windir%\repair\regback
>> as
>> %windir%\system32\config\software
>>
>> If that fails you can copy/ use the file
>> %windir%\repair\software
>> This file is an image of the hive at the time the OS was installed, so  
>> you'd
>> have to reinstall all software. This being the case you might just as  
well
>> blow it away and start a new install. (note: this would at least allow  
you
>> to start the OS to make any necessary backups prior to wiping the drive.)
>>
>> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
>> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
>> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup  
>> CD,
>> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy  
disks.  
>> At
>> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
>> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
>> Console then prompts you for the administrator password.  If you do not  
>> have
>> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
>> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
>> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is  
corrupted
>> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console  
>> starts
>> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You  
cannot
>> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk,  
>> fixboot,
>> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been  
validated,
>> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the  
>> hard
>> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
>> root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>>
>> You can do the copy from your parallel install.
>>
>> --  
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>> "Head Hunter" wrote:
>> | OK.  The Win2000 Resource Guide suggests install a duplicate copy of
>> Win2000
>> | and using it to scan the drives, theoretically fix the registry, etc.
>> | Looking at a mini-hex dump, it seemed to say it couldn't load the  
>> security
>> | hive.  I copied over the security, system, and software files from the
>> | original \repair folder into the \system32\config folder.  I now get a
>> very
>> | fast blue screen, then the reboot.  Loading the original installations
>> event
>> | viewer files into the second installation, I have a bugcheck showing  
>> error
>> | 0xc000218.  I googled for it, and the only hit I got was on the Spanish
>> | version of the MS Technet site which called it an UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR.
>> | Unfortunately, I don't read Spanish.  Also, this error is not in the
>> English
>> | Technet site, or listed in any of my Win2000 resource books.  The link  
>> is
>> |
>>  
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/p [...] library/Se
rverHelp/fc8efbed-4ea6-4068-9f55-40801292ec6d.mspx
>> |
>> | I am pretty sure it is my hard drive, but I am still hoping.
>> |
>> | "Head Hunter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> | news:eKtDyXZrFHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> | >I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate  
>> partitions.
>> | >Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus.  Everything  
>> was
>> | >working fine on Saturday.  Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was
>> fine.
>> | >I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
>> | >
>> | > First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System
>> file".
>> | > Not a problem.  My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind  
of
>> | > problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair
>> | > folder, and rebooted.  Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy  
>> check
>> on
>> | > my D: drive.  Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no
>> | > problems), so I went to watch TV.  Came back, and saw the screen had  
>> the
>> | > white and blue "Windows 2000 is starting" screen.  Then, black screen
>> and
>> | > reboot.  Now, I just get the white bar going across the bottom of the
>> | > screen, gets all the way across, then reboot.  Safe Mode doesn't work
>> | > either, same problem.
>> | >
>> | > I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error.  It just keeps
>> | > rebooting.  I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I
>> don't
>> | > have to.  Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but  
>> there
>> | > is a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I  
can't
>> see
>> | > it.
>> | >
>> | > Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
>> | >
>> |
>> |
>>
>>  
>
>
>