Windows Registry Recovery When Your Computer Won’t Boot
Windows can't boot and get following error message Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SOFTWARE Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate System error: Lsass.exe When trying to update a password the return status indicates that the value provided as the current password is not correct. You can following method to restore windows registry Windows 7/Windows XP Method 1: Boot to command prompt or Windows PE Rename following file: ren c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak ren c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak ren c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak ren c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak ren