Tim,
Here is the the link to the source of that (obove) information:
http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm
Rind the error on the right, and then click on it. You then can more easily
link to the corrective steps contained therein.
--
freddy
"Tim" wrote:
> I've installed Vista x64 Business edition on the following pc:
> C2D E6600
> GigaByte P35-DS3P
> 4x1 GB DDR2 800
> HD2900XT 512 MB
>
> Now, when I boot the system, the following BSOD occurs:
> STOP: c0000218 {registry file failure}
> The registry cannot load the hive
> \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SECURITY
> or its log or alternate.
> It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.
>
> On the internet you can find a BIOS settings for motherboards like mine, to
> solve the problem. unfortunately, that doesn't solve the problem for me.
>
> I tried booting with 2 GB RAM and then Vista works fine. But there is no
> such thing as too much memory when running Vista, so I would really
> appreciate using 4 GB.
>
> Does anyone have clue how to solve this problem?