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Hi, i have a few problems, let me give you some info first, the problem is on a IBM thinkpad i series, and the cdrom drive doesnt recognize disks (this was like this for a few weeks back) 2. this laptop doesnt support floppy disks.... (like theres no hole to put it in) Sorry for slang im on psp,))

  So heres what happens when i try to boot it normally. I get a bsod saying 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 writable.
Beginning dump of physical memory.
Dumping physical memory to disk:
Dump complete. Please contact your admin for further assitance.

   So i try to put the xp recovery disk, and since my cdrom was damaged or not working... it couldnt read it and made weird noises. is there a way to access the registery with out having a disk present? Then i would know what to do.


I tried all the safe modes, and i still get the same bsod.

the only things that I know off that you can try are:

1. boot in safe mode
2. boot with last known working settings
3. boot from an usb device (if your bios supports it)

Safe mod results in bsod also (cookie you sure can help me here...)

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Originally posted by foaly
boot with last known working settings

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tried this?

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Originally posted by Voldemort

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Originally posted by foaly
boot with last known working settings

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tried this?

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Of course

Change the CD drive for a working one and reinstall Windows

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Originally posted by Ezra
Change the CD drive for a working one and reinstall Windows

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Sure, but wil you give me the $350?

tried booting from a usb device?

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Originally posted by Steven

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Originally posted by Ezra
Change the CD drive for a working one and reinstall Windows

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Sure, but wil you give me the $350?

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cd drives dont cost that much

If your optical drive will not recognize any disks then the only other option is to connect the HDD to another pc and copy the installation files over to HDD then boot off of it to reinstall Windows.