recover registry?

I have a windows 2000 advanced server and it's registry is corrupt. It
won't boot because of the error (c0000218). Is there anyway to recover
the registry?

 

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
%systemroot%\system32\config\system
to system.old
then rename
%systemroot%\system32\config\system.alt
to
%systemroot%\system32\config\system

You can also try using the most recent backup found in
%systemroot%\repair\regback


If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
original-as-installed system hive from
%systemroot%\repair\system
to
%systemroot%\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;
%systemroot%\system32\config\software
to software.old
then copy the most recent backup found in
%systemroot%\repair\regback
as
%systemroot%\system32\config\software


If that fails you can copy/ use the file
%systemroot%\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. (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%

No files in the %systemroot%\repair\regback directory means the registry was
never backed up. Do you have a system state backup? You could restore system
state to another location and get the registry hive files.


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Matthew" wrote:
>I have a windows 2000 advanced server and it's registry is corrupt. It
>won't boot because of the error (c0000218). Is there anyway to recover the
>registry?

 

"Matthew" <"system[spam]tyrant"@gmail[dot].com> wrote in message
news:O30YcYJwJHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have a windows 2000 advanced server and it's registry is corrupt. It
>won't boot because of the error (c0000218). Is there anyway to recover the
>registry?

You could recover the problem hive from your most recent System State
backup, using a different machine for the process.

 

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
> "Matthew" <"system[spam]tyrant"@gmail[dot].com> wrote in message
> news:O30YcYJwJHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I have a windows 2000 advanced server and it's registry is corrupt. It
>> won't boot because of the error (c0000218). Is there anyway to recover the
>> registry?
>
> You could recover the problem hive from your most recent System State
> backup, using a different machine for the process.
>
>

Sadly my backups were lacking system states, but not anymore. I've
learning a few new things that I didn't know from this disaster, but I
was able to restore the default hive and it's back up and running.

 

Thanks. Got it back up and working.

 

"Matthew" <"system[spam]tyrant"@gmail[dot].com> wrote in message
news:OCuL7ydwJHA.248@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
>> "Matthew" <"system[spam]tyrant"@gmail[dot].com> wrote in message
>> news:O30YcYJwJHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> I have a windows 2000 advanced server and it's registry is corrupt. It
>>> won't boot because of the error (c0000218). Is there anyway to recover
>>> the registry?
>>
>> You could recover the problem hive from your most recent System State
>> backup, using a different machine for the process.
>
> Sadly my backups were lacking system states, but not anymore. I've
> learning a few new things that I didn't know from this disaster, but I was
> able to restore the default hive and it's back up and running.

I think the problem lies a little deeper than you think, and it may linger.
A backup is almost useless unless it is fully tested at install time and
gets fully tested once or twice each year. Is your current backup fully
tested? If your boss asked you what would happen if your server disk
self-destructed tonight, could you calmly tell him that you would have the
machine up and running within a few hours, with no loss of data or user
settings?

 

You're welcome.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"Matthew" wrote:
> Thanks. Got it back up and working.