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From: Father Justin on 20 Feb 2010 22:45 I have a friend and apparently the Lord doesn't like him very much. He gets a blue screen of death with the following message. The Registry Cannot load the hive (file) \systemroot\system32\config\software or its lot or alternate. it is corrupt, absent ot not verifiable. I googled this message and the only way I see to fix it requires the Windows media. He is currently traveling the world and doesn't have his CD with him. Is there a way for him to recover the registry some other way? This is why I use a Mac.... -- http://www.vatican.va
From: John Wunderlich on 20 Feb 2010 23:42 Father Justin <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote in news:hlqa87$vbs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > I have a friend and apparently the Lord doesn't like him very > much. He gets a blue screen of death with the following message. > The Registry Cannot load the hive (file) > \systemroot\system32\config\software > or its lot or alternate. > it is corrupt, absent ot not verifiable. > > I googled this message and the only way I see to fix it requires > the Windows media. He is currently traveling the world and > doesn't have his CD with him. > Is there a way for him to recover the registry some other way? > > This is why I use a Mac.... > My approach would be to have your friend use another computer to burn a Live Linux CD such as Knoppix and boot from that disk. This disk can be used to substitute for the CD with Recovery Console steps in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article "How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting" <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545> You will have to look past the exact steps and instead follow the intent in the KB article and use Linux to copy, move, and rename backup registry files as directed in the article. Knoppix: <http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html> HTH, John
From: Father Justin on 21 Feb 2010 00:31 On 2/20/10 11:42 PM, John Wunderlich wrote: > Father Justin<justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote in > news:hlqa87$vbs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > >> I have a friend and apparently the Lord doesn't like him very >> much. He gets a blue screen of death with the following message. >> The Registry Cannot load the hive (file) >> \systemroot\system32\config\software >> or its lot or alternate. >> it is corrupt, absent ot not verifiable. >> >> I googled this message and the only way I see to fix it requires >> the Windows media. He is currently traveling the world and >> doesn't have his CD with him. >> Is there a way for him to recover the registry some other way? >> >> This is why I use a Mac.... >> > > My approach would be to have your friend use another computer to burn a > Live Linux CD such as Knoppix and boot from that disk. This disk can > be used to substitute for the CD with Recovery Console steps in the > Microsoft Knowledge Base Article > > "How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from > starting" > <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545> > > You will have to look past the exact steps and instead follow the > intent in the KB article and use Linux to copy, move, and rename backup > registry files as directed in the article. > > Knoppix: > <http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html> > > HTH, > John Yikes. that won't happen. I don't have the machine and there's no way he's technically adept enough to do something like that. -- http://www.vatican.va
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 21 Feb 2010 02:29 With all due respect, that's like telling us, "My friend's car won't start: When he turns the key, it sounds like <rrrrrrr> and sometimes like <chuga-chuga-chuga> but it never starts. How can he get the car running again?" PS: Watch it, the Lord's a PC! <eg> Father Justin wrote: > I have a friend and apparently the Lord doesn't like him very much. > He gets a blue screen of death with the following message. > The Registry Cannot load the hive (file) > \systemroot\system32\config\software > or its lot or alternate. > it is corrupt, absent ot not verifiable. > > I googled this message and the only way I see to fix it requires the > Windows media. He is currently traveling the world and doesn't have his > CD with him. > Is there a way for him to recover the registry some other way? > > This is why I use a Mac....
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 21 Feb 2010 03:33
"Father Justin" <justin(a)nobecauseihatespam.com> said this in news item news:hlqa87$vbs$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > I have a friend and apparently the Lord doesn't like him very much. > He gets a blue screen of death with the following message. > The Registry Cannot load the hive (file) > \systemroot\system32\config\software > or its lot or alternate. > it is corrupt, absent ot not verifiable. > > I googled this message and the only way I see to fix it requires the > Windows media. He is currently traveling the world and doesn't have his > CD with him. > Is there a way for him to recover the registry some other way? > > This is why I use a Mac.... > > -- > http://www.vatican.va It seems that the Lord is punishing your friend for straying from the right and narrow path (the Mac path). He will need spiritual guidance in order to return to the flock. To restore Windows to its former glory he should perform a manual system restore (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545) which is nothing for the faint hearted. May the Lord guide him. |