need some help

everett c

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HI guys i am try to format my dimension 1100 desktop with windows xp pro. But when it copy and restart I got an Error message that says, "Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure } The registry cannot load the hive (file) System root /system 32/ config/ software or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.
Beginning dump of physical memory. "

I don't know if one of you could help me
 

Gunbuster

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If you didn't nuke the diag partition hit f12 at boot and run the diagnostics.
 

AstroGuardian

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Try deleting the boot partition and create it again during windows install process. Sounds like a corrupt boot partition