Hey there: Wondering if any of you knowledgeable folk would know the answer to this…
Have a Dell Laptop that’s been having problems for some time (not my computer!). Last one being not able to get into the computer. BSOD gave message: STOP: C0000218 {Registry File Failure} The Registry cannot load the hive (file) \systemrooot\system32\config\Software or its loge or alternate. It is corrupt, absent or not writable.
I found instructions to manually repair the registry, and went with the earliest registry settings I thought appropriate (problems been going on for some time) – August 14th or thereabouts. All went well until the 4th stage of the repair instructions which said to use the System Restore and restore to another time. Unfortunately, the system would not restore to the several dates I selected, even from Safe Mode.
However, the computer is up and running and all appears OK.
I checked for Updates on the Microsoft Website – none necessary. But the Add/Delete Software window shows updates only up to July. The list In the Update History on the Microsoft site shows that the computer has received about 60 updates since the beginning of August, but tells me that none are required at the present time.
So is there a way to re-update with those updates? Or does it sound like I’ve got to reinstall the whole operating system and start from scratch? (Please not!) Or should I not worry and forget about it?
Thanks for thinking about this.
EvelynH
