Windows XP professional problem......won't boot up

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How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP
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"windows xp help" wrote:

| I've had my DELL 8200 desktop PC for about two years........ I've had NO
| problems. Now all of a sudden when I go to boot up.......I get nowhere.
| Only these statements:
| Can anyone help me? I'm not very technical oriented. I've never used this
| chat but can be reached at robertcid@yahoo.com if somebody has some help,
| advice, etc. Thanks.......here's the message I keep getting when I turn my
| PC on.
|
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| STOP: C000218 (registry file failure) The registry can't load the HIVE
| (FILE): \SystemRoot\system 32\config\software or it's log or alternate. It
| is corrupt, absent or not writable
|
| beginning dump of physical memory
| dump complete
|
| Contact your system adminstrator or technical support group for further
| assistance.
|
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| Initializing intel (R) boot agent 4.1.04 PXE 2.1 build 083 (wfm 2.0) RPL V2.74
| Warning: Dell's disk monitoring system has detected that drive 0 on the
| primary EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. It is
| advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard disk drive
| by calling your suport desk or dell computer corp.