C0000218 Registry file failure. Registry cannot

What version of windows is this? This is a catastrophic registry failure. You may have to reinstall the operating system.; .

it sounds like you have a bad sector on the part of the hard drive containing this file. you need to let chkdsk complete the scan as it may be able to recover the corrupt file and isolate the bad sector so its not used again.
if this works backup the system as your hard drive may be failing.

Severe Windows corruption - the file that keeps all the configuration settings is missing or corrupted.
If you don't have a backup of the registry then you will have to reinstall Windows.

The registry is corrupted. To fix it all you have to do is to reload the last backup or the last known good configuration.
If you don't have a backup or it has also failed, then you must reinstall.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830084
This page is Microsoft's answer to your question.I sure hope this helps?

please re-install your windows.

Its a Registry failure, you would need to reload the registry hive. Please follow the following link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/156640

driver detective

Hi.

You would have to have the operating system repaired or completely re-installed.


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to fix the problem, you need the Installation cd, put it in, start the setup, and enter repair console when the first blue menu comes up.

In repair console, your going to have to copy the windows\repair directory to system32\config

to fix the problem.


After the files have been copyed, Well maybe might be better if you only copy the SECURITY file. so no login details get changed.


Then restart the pc and see if it worked. If not your going to have to perform a repair installation from the xp cd.

If you need more asistance, let me know. Good luck.