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Can knoppix help me with a system32/config/software problem?
Hi everyone, I really hope someone can help me with this:
On starting my laptop (XPpro - SP2) I was welcomed by the dreaded bsod, saying
c0000218 {Registry File failure} The registry Cannot Load The Hive (File): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\Software Error
My computer just restarts over and over, and I cannot boot Windows in the Last Known Good Configuration or any of the other boot options. The same bsod pops up, and the computer restarts.
The problem seems to lie in the registry files, and I have tried to use the solutions given
here : http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how...air_a_stop.htm
and here: http://www.digitalwebcast.com/articl....jsp?id=8658-0
The main problem is, that I cannot even access the Recovery Console, since it asks for an admin password which doesn't exist (meaning: I never created one). I tried typing a blank and typing "admin" and other things like that, but it doesn't work. If I could access the Recovery Console, I think I should be able to fix it.
A friend of mine recommended that I tried Knoppix, and lo and behold: I was able to transfer all of the vital stuff to my usb-storage. This is good. Windows still doesn't boot, of course, which is bad. So here is the question:
Can i access the relevant registry hives via Knoppix, allowing me to replace the faulty ones with the backup from Windows System Restore? If this is possible, it would save my day! (and my thesis by the way)
thank you
-hauser
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