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Shane:
The system sounds screwed big time. And more as reg key settings and such and not permissions. Things are out of whack and a reinstall would cure everything.

Problem is, you don't have a cd to install with!

If you have your cd code (Should be on the sticker if it is a store bought machine)

Just get your hands on an install disk and use that keycode and you should be good. You could try a repair install first to see if it fixes things.

Shane

Rob Himself:
...shit, the registry. The place where it all happens. I've installed and uninstalled so many programs that it's not even funny. Only because I'm always on the lookout for kick-ass stuff (like tweaking.com) so I've come across alot of stuff that just falls flat on the floor. I use Revo Uninstaller because it was hyped up by Maximum PC magazine. It's hot-and-cold from what I've read:some sites say it's awesome(like I think),others say it's wayyyy-too-aggressive! Like yanking out registry entries or what ever that other programs need and over time-CRASH!! I don't know what you think of Revo, but could this also play a part in all of this?
 I got this pc (it's actually a notebook) in 2006 and can honestly say I never had a BSOD not once until just last month and since then all this other ugly stuff surfaced at the same time. Anywhoo, I'll get out of your hair,and hopefully this will be a learning experience for anyone who reads this.
As far as a installation disk goes I'm searching high and low in my attic for the box this pc came in but I'm almost certain it's gone. There's a slim chance the user's manual and all the other crap is in a safe place-NOT in the box I suspect was thrown out!!
You know what "they" say: If you play with fire, yer gonna get burned!
I say: "You have to play with fire to learn how to put it out!"
There's only so much you can learn from books or web sites,sooner or later you have to dive in, and in my case I belly-flopped in! :cheesy:

Shane:
The registry key values. This is the one reason my Windows repair tool will never be perfect.

There is no way in hell I would make a program that went through and started changing reg key values. It would be a nightmare. So when a users reg keys do get messed up the only resort left is a reinstall.

So I will work hard to have my repair tool cover everything just shy of changing anything in the registry :-)

This is also a reason why it didnt work for you. Of course you should also do a memory check as well, just to cover all the bases :wink:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

Shane

Rob Himself:
 Yes I have done memory checks, more than a few and check disk- all that comes out pretty kosher-no problems according to that.
Except there is a problem and yet, this thing still runs quite well actually. I've run your window repair program more than once in the past, then tried other programs, and you know what? They're all the same crap! with different names, and they all claim basically the same crap . If you read all the reviews, you start recognizing the same ol' song and dance. Your stuff actually does what it says it's going to do: put things back on track! (except in my case, my pc has a cancerous tumor in it) And that's why I came back to it. All this by the way is free hype for anyone else reading this! This is no cheesy infomercial! Gotta go now, and I'll spread the word about your site.
Oh yeah, one more thing: why not do a tutorial about the registry? Like a big help file or something, nothing phd-level, just a simple outline of the importance of it and the dangers of it going bad. I know there's tons of stuff on the internet, but that's just it- overwhelming hoards of pages here, then you have to go there etc., and it's frustrating. This way if people get a base-level understanding of it instead of being afraid of it  ( after all, it's it's just a great-big, database ) maybe they'll know when they come across dubious software, like registry "cleaners"! I still don't know about those: are they good or bad?   :thinking:

Shane:

--- Quote ---like registry "cleaners"! I still don't know about those: are they good or bad?
--- End quote ---

Personally I stay away from them. While some may work, there is simply to many variables in each users system that can throw something off.

The registry is like the human brain. While you can work on it with some success, the more you go into it the more dangerous it becomes.

Shane

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