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STOP C0000218 (Registry File Failure)

Tags: Microsoft, Windows 2000 server, Windows 2000 server
On my Windows 2000 Server I get the following error :
STOP:C0000218 {Registry File Failre}
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
\SystemRoot\System32\Config\Software
or its log or alternate.
It is corrupt, absent or not writable.

I have a backup of the system state on my tape drive. I have entered the recovery console using my Windows 2000 CD and RAID drivers to check the disk or make changes. However I do not know the administrator password for the recovery console as Domain Controller was installed by another company before I took over. I have my mailserver (Exchange 2003) hosted on this server.
Is there any way I can pass through the recovery console password?
What would be the fastest way I can bring this server online?
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Question Stats
Zone: Computer Hardware
Question Asked By: jimjoseph
Solution Provided By: lnkevin
Participating Experts: 1
Solution Grade: A
Views: 56
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