config_initialization_failed stop 0x00000067 error in Windows XP

config_initialization_failed stop 0x00000067 error in Windows XP

I had this error rear it's ugly head the other day. I thought I would post it to my blog since it was an easy fix, but no documented fix that worked for me found on the internet. While a user was transferring files to a USB portable hard drive, the power went out. When the PC was rebooted, it got this error. Some posts I read said that it was memory or corrupt registry. It was neither registry or memory. I figured it might have corrupted the master boot record. I installed and booted from Windows XP CD, ran repair function to get to a DOS mode and typed fixmbr and rebooted. Worked like a charm. Just thought I would share.
config_initialization_failed stop error 0x00000067 (0x00000001, 0x00000008, 0xc0000035)