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I don't know. It certainly sounds like a candidate for a PowerToy, but I
suspect its potential for damaging a system might make it too much of a
liability. After all, any hiccough in its operation could leave the system
unbootable. It does essentially the same thing that the DOS-based regedit
did on Win9x, so you could wind up with no registry at all.
The author also has a backup and recovery utility, which I would have used
first if I weren't on the verge of reinstalling my system anyways.
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Regards,
Jerry Schwartz
http://www.writebynight.com
e-card JerryS https://ecardfile.com/
"Jon Erlandson" <jerlands@NOSPAM_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Congratulations
Looks like a good program. Now why doesn't Microsoft
> supply a utility like this?
>
> http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
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> "Jerry Schwartz" <jerryschwartz@comfortable.com> wrote in message
> news:Ob67RtLXFHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>I uninstalled Norton, as well as everything I'd installed in the last
>>month, with no joy.
>>
>> While perusing another thread, I found a description of NTREGOP. It does
>> exactly what I wanted: export and rebuild the registry. It fixed my
>> problem.
>>
>> Although the program is freeware, the author will be getting a
>> contribution from me.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jerry Schwartz
>>
http://www.writebynight.com
>> e-card JerryS https://ecardfile.com/
>> "Jon Erlandson" <jerlands@NOSPAM_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:uBoB1iLXFHA.1468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> You might uninstall everything Norton and see if that helps. Symantec
>>> stuff is notorious for causing all sorts of quirky problems.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jerry Schwartz" <jerryschwartz@comfortable.com> wrote in message
>>> news:JpmdnbKamYV8NhHfRVn-2w@comcast.com...
>>>> I've used Norton's WinDoctor, it hasn't helped.
>>>>
>>>> On a Win98 system, I would have exported the entire registry, booted to
>>>> a command prompt, moved the registry out of the way and imported my
>>>> export. That would rebuild the structure. If the export itself failed,
>>>> I'd have a clue as to where the problem is.
>>>>
>>>> On XP, I can export the registry without a whimper; but if it's
>>>> possible to do a complete rebuild, I don't know how.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Jerry Schwartz
>>>>
http://www.writebynight.com
>>>> e-card JerryS https://ecardfile.com/
>>>> "Jon Erlandson" <jerlands@NOSPAM_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:eY%236Vh8WFHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Have you used a cleaning tool?
>>>>>
>>>>> Free registry cleaning programs
>>>>>
http://www.iamnotageek.com/printer-138.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jerry Schwartz" <jerryschwartz@comfortable.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:b9-dnZjpxJVU0xbfRVn-2A@comcast.com...
>>>>>> That was a good thought, but it didn't do much (except perhaps narrow
>>>>>> down the problem a tad). I created a new user, but I get the same
>>>>>> popup regardless of which user I log on as. The error only pops when
>>>>>> I boot the machine, not when I switch users or log off and log back
>>>>>> on without booting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ironically, I first noticed the problem when I was getting ready to
>>>>>> make a disaster recovery backup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jerry Schwartz
>>>>>>
http://www.writebynight.com
>>>>>> e-card JerryS https://ecardfile.com/
>>>>>> "Jon Erlandson" <jerlands@NOSPAM_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:%23%239O5L3WFHA.1508@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> How bout creating a new user account, login and see if you get the
>>>>>>> same.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Jerry Schwartz" <jerryschwartz@comfortable.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:%23hbrG5zWFHA.2076@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> It isn't that System Restore isn't working, it's that it didn't
>>>>>>>> have any breakpoints saved! It's saving them now, both manually and
>>>>>>>> automatically, so I have no clue why that was the case when I
>>>>>>>> really needed it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chkdsk comes up clean, although right after the original calamity
>>>>>>>> it did "fix" some things.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> SFC is something I need to understand a bit better before using it.
>>>>>>>> I am less familiar with XP than older versions of Windows, and am
>>>>>>>> rather afraid I'd wind up having to find and reinstall every patch
>>>>>>>> since time began if I let it run on autopilot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The stuff in \windows\repair dates back to when my problem first
>>>>>>>> started, I think. Isn't that what the system is using when it
>>>>>>>> "recovers" my registry at boot time? If so, it's already toasted.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> By the way, the popup doesn't happen until after I log on; is that
>>>>>>>> a clue, perhaps?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm comfortable editing the registry directly using Regedit, I just
>>>>>>>> don't know where the problem could be.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jerry Schwartz
>>>>>>>>
http://www.writebynight.com
>>>>>>>> e-card JerryS https://ecardfile.com/
>>>>>>>> "Jon Erlandson" <jerlands@NOSPAM_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:eswhsewWFHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> You might get system restore working and see if that makes a
>>>>>>>>> difference. To repair system restore, locate "sr.inf" in
>>>>>>>>> \windows\inf folder, right click and select install. You'll need
>>>>>>>>> your windows xp cd and this repair will erase all prior restore
>>>>>>>>> points.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You could also try running "chkdsk /f" and "sfc / scannow."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> about "sfc / scannow"
>>>>>>>>>
http://www.compphix.com/windowsfileprotection.html
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Beyond that try the following...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
http://www.alegsa.com.ar/Visitas/index14/Registry%20recovery%20message%20when%20booting%20windows.php
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How to troubleshoot registry corruption issues
>>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP
>>>>>>>>> from starting
>>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Jerry Schwartz" <jerryschwartz@comfortable.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:uKVNLXuWFHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>>> Let's see if someone has come up with anything...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I had an installation routine throw a Dr. Watson on me a couple
>>>>>>>>>> of weeks ago. Since then, every time I boot the system (XP Pro,
>>>>>>>>>> SP2) I get the Registry Recovery popup. Evidently, although the
>>>>>>>>>> message says the registry was recovered successfully that's a lie
>>>>>>>>>> (or some flag is stuck, somewhere).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I can't figure out where the corruption is, and there were no
>>>>>>>>>> system checkpoints available. (That's another mystery.)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Just as a couple of quick checks, I tried exporting the entire
>>>>>>>>>> registry; and I also added a "TestMe" key to the end of the
>>>>>>>>>> registry, and did a search for it. RegEdit didn't complain in
>>>>>>>>>> either case, so it appears that the registry isn't "broken" in
>>>>>>>>>> that sense.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The system seems to run okay, but this isn't very comforting for
>>>>>>>>>> the long term.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Suggestions?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jerry Schwartz
>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.writebynight.com
>>>>>>>>>> e-card JerryS https://ecardfile.com/
>>>>>>>>>>
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