Re: Dimension 2400 not booting to Windows with error c0000218

The problem Dell is running XP Home SP1. The machine will not boot to
Windows in Safe Mode. We get the same error regarding the registry.

"RRR_News" <RRR_News@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Kevin,
What version of XP Home do you have on the Dim2400?

I believe that model shipped with XP SP2. Or if you had upgraded to XP SP2,
my understanding is that you cannot do a repair installation with a XP SP1
CD to a XP SP2 PC. You will need to create a "new" CD, with SP2 slipstreamed
to the original XP SP1.

Have you tried restarting the PC in "Safe Mode", by pressing F8 during
boot-up. Then resetting the restore point to a date before this problem
began. Reboot PC, and see if things are alright.



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Rich/rerat

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"Kevin" <webman6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We can't get it to complete the repair installation. We get a "Unable to
continue installation" error and the install stops. Also, for some reason,
the installation is called an "upgrade installation". This is a Dell OEM
Windows installation disk of Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

"WSZsr" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> It has nothing to do with the fact that it is a Dell OEM disk. What
> happens when you attempt the repair reinstall?
>
> "Kevin" <webman6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:hrj4f.66$iv.1148@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> My friends Dell Dimension 2400 has decided not to boot up and returns the
>> above error code. I know it has something to do with a corrupt registry
>> as I have searched Dell, Microsoft, and Google for information. The
>> problem is that when we get into the Recovery Console and are at the
>> C:\WINDOWS> prompt, it won't accept the instructions outlined in the
>> explanations for using the Recovery Console to repair the registry.
>>
>> It also won't let us perform a repair install of Windows. Is this a
>> problem with the Dell OEM disk vs. a retail Windows disk or what? We are
>> trying to avoid a clean installation at this point.
>>
>
>



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