I have a backup.reg file (C:Documents and Settingsmy nameMy Documents eg backup.reg) that is 82MB that still has fragments after being defragged. I would like to simply delete this file since it's been a few months since I made the backup, and I'm not experiencing any problems with my registry. Is it safe to delete this backup?
View 13 RepliesI've ran Easycleaner and Jv16 Power Tools registry cleaner and both programs pull up a lot, on both cleaners there is a descretion about being careful about deleting files.Im not asking for a lesson on registry cleaning but are there any "rules" on what I can difintively and safely delete?
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When I did a clean install of XP, I saved the backed up the registry.
Can I import this backup to clean out all registry entries since the
install?
Or can I do a comparison between the backup and the current registry to look
at differences and delete them manually?
I tried to delete the registry entries which were bad, I had 30 of them, but the these two will just not go away, even by doing them manually, such as saving as a backup then deleting it manually and remerging. They just show up no matter what I do, or so use programs like Registry Mechanic, which I found only mediocre, very far from the ratings. to delete these two entries somehow from someone who is actully knows how to without using several so called registry cleaners, which only work partially.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have entries in my Windows XP Professional Registry that are no longer needed. When I try to delete these entries the registry editor will not allow me to delete the entries. Is there a way that I can delete/remove these registry entries?
View 12 Replies View RelatedI am not sure if my computer has this capability. If there a good program to download and run. Currently, I use Acronis trueimage to backup the entire drive (my software drive as I have them partitioned).
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am going to do this: http://rsivanandan.wordpress.com/200...ttings-folder/
Move the Documents and Settings folder to a different drive (sicn the guy who fixed my computer didn't do RAID and so I now have three partitions, of which everything is installed in one).
So... I backed up my registry by doing Export. I want to know how I can fix the registry from this if something goes wrong. I need to be prepared before the computer breaks.
Everytime I attempt to install it will present me with a message stating the following: Service Pack 2 setup could not backup registry key HKLMSoftware MicrosoftCurrentVersionUninstallQ282010 to file C:Windows$NtServicePackUninstall$ eg01617. 5: Access Denied
View 5 Replies View RelatedMy operating system is WinXP Pro SP3 (build 2600) fully updated, 1 GB upper memory, 2.4 Intel Celeron Processor, Motherboard ECS P4M800PRO-M478 1.0, two CD/DVD drives (LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-411S and SONY DVD RW DRU-190A ), and an external Maxtor hard drive backup.
For the last 2 months, when I backup the registry or the hard drive and reboot, the PC performs poorly - i,e,
A light on the front of the PC begins an unending cyclic blinking. Playing a video on the internet results in interrupts in the video and sound synchronized with the blinking. The Solitaire card game has interrupts when cards are dealt. Typing is sticky in MsWord 2007 The blinking and sticky PC performance can be ended by reinstalling the backed up registry and rebooting.
CCleaner was featured last April 18, 2006 on CNET's Download Dispatch Windows edition with a subject ''Mr. Sparkle'', and because of it I had downloaded the software and had my PC Cleaned. I had also read CNET's how to use CCleaner and even had followed it while I was cleaning my PC.
One problem though I had observed on that how to is that though it advise you to have the registry backed up so that just in case something goes wrong, you would be able to restore the registry back, it lacks the procedure on how to restore it. After cleaning my PC, noting happens though and I am glad my PC is still running fine with a cleaner environment. But let say if I find something wrong later, how will I able to restore the registry from the backup? Anybody here who knows how? It seems also that I did not find this option inside CCleaner.
what files make up the registery and in what directory they are located so I can back them up using a standard backup program?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI know that just exporting and importing the Registry does not put the Registry back to as it was before any new entries were made.
I've been told that doing a System Restore does not wipe out all new entries either.
I was told that the only way to put a Registry back as it was before new entries,is to do a System State backup using the Microsoft Backup utility.
Is the correct, and if not what method puts a Registry back, wiping out any and all new entries, the way it was
My main computer's installation of windows (XP Home Edition OEM SP2) is completely dead. Due to a driver problem (to do with having alcohol 120% and daemon tools installed) it resolutely refuses to boot up, even in safe mode. I've tried everything to fix it, including several repair installatios of windows and much rummaging around with the recovery console, but it's gone, I need to reinstall.
Windows is installed on it's own partition, so I don't mind terribly having to reinstall, but one thing I'm annoyed about is having to reinstall all my programs (that are on their own partition too) when I lose the registry.
Win 98 / SE has a ScanReg.exe application, which on start-up picks up the 2 Registery files (System.Dat, User.Dat) plus 2 ini files (System.ini and Win.in) and compresses trhem as *.cab file - RBxxx.cab. The files are stored at WindowsSysBckUp folder. In case of improper shut-down or some just installed program cause problem, one can boot with F8 to command propmt and RESTORE the registery. Is there a similar functionality in Win XP - Professional or if not, any 3rd party software developer has created a software for that. Restore from Windows mode generally does not work and in case the registery is totally messed up, one does not have the running system, so the question of restoring the system, using SYSTEM RESTORE application does not arise.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI use acronis as a restore tool and have never had a problem restoring the entire operating system. I had this individual program that was corrupted and I reinstalled it from the image I made using acronis. However, the program failed to appear in the add/remove section of windows. I beleive that I have to manually reinstall the registry entry of the program in order for it to appear in the add/remove section. My question is: is there a registry backup utility that'll let me reinstall individual entries? Something that's a no-brainer also as I'm not completely comfortable fooling around with the registry.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI installed XP-Home edition on a computer and did a file search for any file for Scan Registery and ScanDisk, but did not find any such file For Win 98/SE, the O/S at the start of computer, backs up the Registery - by defalut 5 back-ups, 1 for each day, but can be increased up to 99. If the Registery get's corrupted (or you want to remove all traces of a just installed and uninstalled program, you can shut down the unit, re-boot with F8 to Command Prompt and run: ScanReg (DOS Mode) and restore the 4 files: System.dat, User.dat, System.ini and User.ini Is there a similar functionality available in XP - Home Edition? Is there such file Win XP version?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI think i did something really wrong... i had a registry backup on my desktop and i wanted to move it to another area on my computer. I clicked on it and it said : are you sure you want to add the information in C: blah blah registry backup.reg to the registry? I dont know what i was thinking but i clicked on yes. And now i have several problems.... too many to mention but here's a few: anything windows site or microsoft site related cant get in.
View 13 Replies View RelatedMy computer is often showing blue screens and nothing I've done seems to correct the STOP 0x00000050 error about "page fault in the non_paged area". So I guess is time for me to back-up everything ASAP. Which I never did. Because I don?t know how. Could someone with good will guide me on the steps to get an EASY & SAFE back up using CD's ?
View 14 Replies View RelatedWhen creating system restore points, Windows (XP Pro) saves copies of the registry. (I think Windows keeps backups of the registry even if System Restore isn't enabled.) I'd like to find all copies of the registry (besides the active one, of course) and erase them. I'd be grateful for guidance.
View 12 Replies View RelatedI tried to import my registry that i exported but it just won't let me I tried it in safe mode and it still had the same error.I reinstalled ep cuz i couldn't get it to reboot and nowI have no restore point so i need some help!!Oh since i did the reinstall its so slow to boot it seems like forever.I installed service pack 2 and that's when i started to have some problems.I have a good reg export on another hard drive that i could access but i don't know where to put it if this is a possiblity.here's the error can't import c:documents and settingmikemy documents1106 reg . some keys are open by system or other processes.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedWhile surfing through the internet I found someone who solved this problem and has a way to fix it. There are 2 registry keys in the registry that are causing the problem. It affects the explorer.exe and iexplorer.exe files.This is the key that needs to be deleted. Once these keys are deleted the desktop and internet explorer should come back to life.I was looking on here to see how to bring my desktop/icons back up.my pc will boot but itll get to where the desktop should be and all i see is the wallpaper not even the taskbar appears....ive tried Last Known Good Config and safe mode.still nothing.so from readin that post above,i concluded they had the same problem and thus now ahs the solution.my question: how do i get to delete them registry files from jsut a command prompt(brought through windows task manager(ctrl+alt+del))?also i can't afford to system restore,i have all ym importent bill files and money records adn what not on their.i have this pc and that oen entworked...but sicne the explorer.exe don't laod up and bring up the deskltop i can't access the files on that pc because it says location unknow using my network place!
View 14 Replies View RelatedFrom time to time, I visit my registry. The following odd entries are new since I last looked. They appear to be empty and maybe even corrupt.Are they safe to remove? Is there any program that would identify these and mark them as removable? this is XP Sp2, if that matters. Only keys like this are in this hive.
View 5 Replies View RelatedIs there any software available with that capability to search the windows registry for a specific word or phrase and then remove and delete all the results automatically?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a rather strange registry problem that I can't seem to fix. It's a truncated key in the HKLM/System/Control Sets(all)/Control/Media Categories/ and the key has been truncated ie. {C1j8C09B-11D8-4fa5 and the rest is gone. Regedit can't open or delete it and exporting the category cleans it up but the import still includes it since it can't be deleted. Error message is "Cannot open {C1j8C09B.... Error while opening key." Do you have a method that might accomplish the fix. It's not causing any harm yet since it resides in an area that defines speaker jacks that I don't use but I really want it clean and a reinstall is out of the question with 30 years of custom data and op sys mods.
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can i delet 012,013
[HKEY_USERSS-1-5-21-1275210071-1547161642-839522115-1003SoftwareMicrosoftSearch AssistantACMru5603]
"001"=".wab"
"002"=",wab"
"003"="wab"
"004"="*.mp3"
"005"="netstumbler"
"006"="sam"
"007"="ea7"
"008"="Microsoft Photo Editor "
"009"="dvdsanta"
"010"="DVD SlideShow"
"011"="setup.inx"
"012"="keylogger"
"013"="keyloger"
"000"="2a59ipndsjqqmzvfjd5ntt80z"
"014"="i386 setuodr bin"
"015"="i386"
"016"="sp2"
"017"="chami"
"018"="html.kit"
"019"="web programs"
"020"="starter"
"021"="ddstartup"
"022"="SetupDD"
"023"="DupDetector"
"024"="dbx"
Can I safely delete any blank registry key (one with no value), and/or delete any "folder" which has no keys and no subfolders listed?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI came back later, turned it on, and BAM! I ended up with a blue screen whining about not being able to load a registry hive, C:WindowsSystem32ConfigSOFTWARE in particular.So I google searched on my brothers machine for a way to fix it, which pretty much involved loading up 6 annoying Win XP boot floppies that takes days to load (Ok i'm exagerating a little there....) and getting into the Recovery Console to perform some copy/delete commands to get myself back to previous registry files.
Which to my dismay, I found out that it took me back to the stone age (like when XP was first installed, infact to me it seemded like it had gone back even further).
i created a backup file for my registry, and am trying to restore it due to minor changes i have made, but when i try to import, i get this error message: "cannot import (file name). Not all data was successfully written to the registry. some keys are open by the system or other processes." what does this mean? and how do i fix it?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI run Windows XP Home, SP 2, with all patches and upgrades through the latest MS Update. I use an HP Pavilion Desktop. I have extensive realtime spyware/antivirus protection and scan daily for viruses and spyware. I think the machine is clean. I have used a 3rd party uninstaller program for about 8 months. It will detect 9 invalid uninstall entries--they are Registry Keys
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