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| Thread ID: 24147 | 2002-09-04 10:01:00 | Windows 98 Registry Checker | Peter R (1756) | Press F1 |
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| 76395 | 2002-09-04 10:01:00 | I have recently run into the situation of getting the following error at system start-up. "Windows Registry Checker Windows encountered an error accessing the System Registry. Windows will restart and repair the system registry for you" After re-boot the Registry Checker does its thing and advises "... you have restored a good registry" Any idea why this is happening? Could it be a virus causing this? Would appreciate any suggestions. Cheers Peter |
Peter R (1756) | ||
| 76396 | 2002-09-04 10:38:00 | It just happens sometimes . I had a run of it not long ago which I suspect was caused by MSN for some reason . The offending account was abandoned, a new one created and things came right . Something else started it happening again a bit later but as it fixed itself I still don't know what caused it . Just make a note of what programs you have running and you may see a pattern emerging over time and be able to pinpoint the offender . A FAQ on the registry is about to be posted . Have a look at this ( . co . nz/thread . jsp?forum=1&thread=24326&message=79944" target="_blank">pressf1 . co . nz) thread for the draft copies in the meantime . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 76397 | 2002-09-04 10:43:00 | I'm not very experienced but when I had a virus (or 2) in my pc. I reinstalled win98 & it just rewrote the registry in the same corrupted way it was. The only two remedys I new at the time. First rid myself of the virus. But either replace the corrupted file or reformat & seeing that my pc was getting quite messy at the time I chose to reformat. Not saying that's what you should do. Just giving a picture. | Ron Bakker (356) | ||
| 76398 | 2002-09-04 11:49:00 | I think it has to be born in mind that the main aim of all computer progammes is to messup the Registry. For those who don't regularly run, for example, Norton System Works it is worth running the Windows Registry self repair: 1. Turn off printer and other running peripherals. 2. Click: Start, Shut Down, Restart in MS-DOS Mode, OK. 3. At the curser type: SCANREG /FIX (Note the space before the /). 4. Leave the blue screen to play by itself and when it's finished type WIN at the cursor to return to the Windows environment - with a repaired registry! Regularly done this can pre-empt Registry problems saving time, tears and terror. |
Maxt (1757) | ||
| 76399 | 2002-09-04 16:49:00 | It could be some program that includes a tracker, or downloads adds. Try using AddAware to clean out such programs, or at least the undesirable components, then run RegClean.exe which is I think part of Win98 and can be found in the... I just had a look for it; try "RegClean@Microsoft.com". | Vince (406) | ||
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