Registry Issue

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I just reinstalled an OEM version of Windows 95 on my
laptop because the other version was malfunctioning. Now I
am having a very big problem with some of my programs.
When I start the program, like Microsoft Word, the system
will say that the system registry is reporting that some
files are missing or corrupted. I know why this is, the
registry is brand new from the win95 installation.
The setup said that I would have to reinstall all of my
applications, and that's probably why: the registry is not
set up correctly.
One problem: I cannot reinstall these products because
they were installed across a network that is no longer
present. Now what??

 

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>The setup said that I would have to reinstall all of my
>applications, and that's probably why: the registry is not
>set up correctly.

Right! You must reinstall (almost) all of the applications.

>One problem: I cannot reinstall these products because
>they were installed across a network that is no longer
>present.

You can ask the network administrator to give you the CD-ROms for
these applications. If you no longer work where the network was
located, you no longer have a legal right to use those programs, so
you will have to buy the programs. Chances are that someone is selling
them. Search the Internet for them.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

 

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If you no longer have the network connection then the products should be
installed using the installation CD.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Patrick L. V" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I just reinstalled an OEM version of Windows 95 on my
> laptop because the other version was malfunctioning. Now I
> am having a very big problem with some of my programs.
> When I start the program, like Microsoft Word, the system
> will say that the system registry is reporting that some
> files are missing or corrupted. I know why this is, the
> registry is brand new from the win95 installation.
> The setup said that I would have to reinstall all of my
> applications, and that's probably why: the registry is not
> set up correctly.
> One problem: I cannot reinstall these products because
> they were installed across a network that is no longer
> present. Now what??

 

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I don't see you have many options.
You can purchase copies of MS Word and other programs you need or you
can stop using them.
It would be a mammoth task to get the right Registry entries from your
backup (assuming you have one) and using the old Registry on a
different installation may only get your troubles back again.

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion, "Patrick L. V"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I just reinstalled an OEM version of Windows 95 on my
>laptop because the other version was malfunctioning. Now I
>am having a very big problem with some of my programs.
>When I start the program, like Microsoft Word, the system
>will say that the system registry is reporting that some
>files are missing or corrupted. I know why this is, the
>registry is brand new from the win95 installation.
>The setup said that I would have to reinstall all of my
>applications, and that's probably why: the registry is not
>set up correctly.
>One problem: I cannot reinstall these products because
>they were installed across a network that is no longer
>present. Now what??