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- DOCUMENT:Q104203 06-JAN-1994 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Setup Err Msg: STOP: C0000218 ...Registry Cannot Load the Hive
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:buglist3.10
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- When installing Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server from a CD to a
- machine whose C drive is a SCSI drive with a DTC3290 SCSI controller, Setup
- may fail, displaying the following message:
-
- STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure}
- The registry cannot load the hive (file):
- \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE
- or its log or alternate.
- It is corrupt, absent, or not writeable.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- During the installation process, Windows NT expects to read certain
- information from the SOFTWARE registry hive. Due to a hardware problem,
- this cannot be done.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- This problem was not reproducable at Microsoft. If you run into this
- problem, the following steps may help:
-
- - Use only hardware listed on the hardware compatability list (HCL).
- - Ensure that the SCSI bus is properly terminated at both ends.
- - Try a different SCSI cable.
- - DTC has a firmware upgrade that fixes certain over-run problems.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: stp hrdwr
-
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