Akalon Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Today when I booted up my computer it came up with a blue screen (similar to the win98 scandisk) and it said my registry was corrupted and it would restore it from a backup. So I clicked OK and everything worked fine. I just booted up my computer again and it got into windows and came up with an alert saying that something is wrong with the registry, click ok to reset and restore. So I reset and then it restored my registry in that blue screen again. So it had to restore it twice in a day, what could be causing this? And how do I prevent it from happening? I know some of you will have the urge to reply telling me to get a newer version of windows, well don't because I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3onheart Posted January 18, 2002 Share Posted January 18, 2002 Wrong forum d00d Please someone move it to software assistance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akalon Posted January 19, 2002 Author Share Posted January 19, 2002 :right: Its happening everytime I start up. :sleeping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3onheart Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Win98 sux0rs Try running scanreg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinh Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Yeah, i better move this to the Windows98/95 forums. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akalon Posted January 19, 2002 Author Share Posted January 19, 2002 I run scanreg and it says no errors found but when I startup it gives me this error then resets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3onheart Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Then you have 2 solutions 1- A good'ol format 2- Upgrade to WinXP :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 try getting an online virus checkup....I belive http://housecall.antivirus.com/ still has a free online virus checker...just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akalon Posted January 19, 2002 Author Share Posted January 19, 2002 1. ARGH!!! NO FORMAT.. NOOO! 2. I would if I could get it for free. And no viruses :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliz Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Boot in dos mode and use the extract command to restore old registry files from the sysbackup directory..."C:WindowsSysbackup" and use the extract command "extract /a /l c:windows oldregistry_cabinet_file *.*". Better use norton commander to see exactly the latest registry backup. Watch the date when it was made. Restart and let's hope it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 yes it is free...read the tabs...free tools...they have a free tool for scanning of viruses there...I have used it on friends computers and just checked mine...in fact they have a click spot for scan without registering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3onheart Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 He meant he would get WinXP if he could get it for free And a warning, if you do aliz's solution, your registry will revert back (usually WAY back) your system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted January 19, 2002 Share Posted January 19, 2002 Boot up to DOS and run the DOS version of scanreg. Use scanreg /fix http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...b;en-us;Q184023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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