Author: Luis Smith
Date: 11:47:36 11/04/03
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>_Exactly_ this has happened to me; it means that the Registry has become corrupt >:( Ok I understand the problem now, but there is a new problem, I have no Windows CD, everything is restored by the Restoration disk. >Fortunately, Windows keeps a backup of the Registry and, to restore it, you need >to use the Recovery Console. This gives the details of how to get into it: > >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654 > >Once you're into it you need to: > >- go to the directory flagged in the error message > >cd \windows\system32\config > >- backup (the corrupt) 'default', 'software' and 'system' > >copy default default.zzz >copy software software.zzz >copy system system.zzz > >- replace these corrupt copies with (the hopefully OK) 'default.bak', >'software.bak' and 'system.bak' > >copy default.bak default >copy software.bak software >copy system.bak system > >- reboot > >If you don't feel confident about doing this _don't do it_; if you do it and it >doesn't work, a reinstall is called for :( I'm pretty sure I can pull it off, I'll keep searching on Microsoft's website. >Alastair
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