error code 0x051 (0x04,oxo1, 0xE101C830,0x0)

[IanLatchford]

I am getting this error message on virgin install. I have removed all harware except the video card. I initially booted from microsoft boot disks, and after disk no 6 the stop message happened. I then booted from the XP CD with the same results. Why do I get a registry error at this point, with no os installed?
TIA Ian

 

[linney]

These are old notes, but worth considering.

An error message appears when restarting into GUI-mode Setup. If the error is hardware related, there may be an error message from the BIOS or from Windows NT in the form of a blue Stop screen, such as any of the following:



***STOP 0x00000051
REGISTRY_ERROR



Check your computer for viruses, or for hard disk damage. For a virus scan, please use any available commercial virus scanning software that examines the Master Boot Record (MBR) of the drive. Viruses can infect both FAT and NTFS file systems.

These errors may also be a result of hard disk drive damage. If you are using the FAT file system and do not yet have Windows NT 4.0 installed, use Scandisk or another MS-DOS-based hard disk tool to verify the integrity of your hard drive. Note that the Scandisk tool can damage long
file names used by Windows NT 4.0 when run from an MS-DOS prompt.

If you are using the NTFS file system, or you already have Windows NT 4.0 installed, try to boot to a previous version of Windows NT to run CHKDSK /F /R. If you cannot boot to a previous version of Windows NT, try to
install to a parallel folder to run CHKDSK /F /R.

Another common cause of the above STOP error messages is failing RAM. Use a diagnostic tool to test the RAM in your computer.

Check that all adapter cards in your computer are properly seated. You can use an ink eraser or Stabilant-22 to clean the adapter card contacts.

Finally, you can take the computer to a repair facility for diagnostic testing. A crack, scratched trace, or bad component on the motherboard can also cause these problems.

http://www.memtest86.com/

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

How to Troubleshoot a "STOP 0x00000051 REGISTRY ERROR" Error Message

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282501?FR=1

"STOP 0x00000051" or "STOP 0x0000001E" error message when you start Configuration Manager in Windows 2000 Server or in

Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815265&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q="STOP+0x00000051"+windows+xp+setup