STOP: C0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file):\System Root\System32\Config\SECURITY or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.

This is the error message which a windows user can face at the time when try to install windows XP on a new hard disk formatted with the NTFS file system and after getting this error message fails with the installation process. Problem occurs when XP copies the installation files to the hard disk and user starts computer.

Couples of reasons are associated with Stop error c0000218. Some of them are listed below---

1. Hardware which is installed might not be compatible with the Windows XP.
2. Hard disk which you are using to install windows XP is damaged.

Resolution—

To fix Registry error c0000218, there are some steps which you can follow—

1. Make sure that hardware which is in system is compatible with the Windows XP.
2. Use the recovery console to confirm that hard disk or file system is not damaged or corrupted.

Do you know how to use recovery console?

First all of use installation Windows XP CD Put it in CD drive and start computer. Select one option that must to start from CD. When you are advised to select Repair or Recovery then Press R. After this Microsoft recovery console starts. When you are prompted then you need to type Administrator password and if you are Administrator then jut leave blank and press enter. Use chkdsk command line tool to examine the hard disk. Type chkdsk/r and press enter. You get the message which is required to take to complete the process. After this restart the computer and try to run setup again.

If this is not solving the purpose means you are still getting Registry error c0000218 then you can try to format hard disk but this is not the viable decision so you can look for the other possibilities.

This is the registry error means somewhere there is problem with registry. Windows registry stores hives, keys and sub keys and registry values. This is the setting which instructs both hardware and software to work in efficient way. But if registry key get corrupted or damaged then you find difficulties with your computer in the form of PC errors like this and if this will not cure at right time then there will be severe destruction of data from system.

Manually this is quite not easy to repair Windows registry but with the use of Windows registry repair software user can repair corrupted, damaged or missing values. It clean up registry safely and efficiently. Hence you can try to fix stop error c0000218.