regedit wont start

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When I go to START, RUN, REGEDIT all I get is a dos box for a few
seconds and
then it disappears and that is all. Any help?


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ScaldedDog

 

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You may be the victim of a virus or malware. First, run a complete antivirus check, after you've updated the antivirus definitions.
You should do checks for "malware".
See The Parasite Fight Quick Fix Protocol at <http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm>

Once you're sure it is clean, run System File Checker. Place your XP CD in the CDROM drive.
(If setup pops-up just close (exit) that window).
From XP menus, select "Command Prompt". (or from Run menu, type
CMD <enter>

in the command prompt window type
SFC /SCANNOW <enter>

That would get System File Checker running, and recheck your versions of Windows system files

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Maurice N
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ScaldedDog wrote:
> When I go to START, RUN, REGEDIT all I get is a dos box for a few
> seconds and
> then it disappears and that is all. Any help?

 

[Sparda]

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"" wrote:
> When I go to START, RUN, REGEDIT all I get is a dos box for a
> few
> seconds and
> then it disappears and that is all. Any help?
>
>
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> ScaldedDog

try regedit.exe (insted of regedit), it sounds like a new file
(regedit.com) has been added by a virus or other form of malware, you
should do virus checks and spybot scan.

Spybot: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
AntiVir (Free antivirus program): http://www.free-av.com/

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I am also having this problem, regedit.exe worked for me..I am trying to
get rid of this virus i know i have one caused by a file, i have the
name of the file but its hard to find where it is in the registry



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