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I am running Windows 98 and I've suddenly started getting an error message
at startup. The message says "Windows has encountered an error accessing the system registry . Windows will restart and repair the system registry for you" However it doesn't as each time it boots I get the same message. I've tried reinstalling windows but get the same message. Can anyone help? TIA Tony Williams |
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Registry Checker Continues to Detect Registry Damage [186909
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=186909 Also see this article if Norton AV is installed: http://snipurl.com/10w There have been some reports in the past of MSN Messenger causing the problem. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Tony Williams" wrote in message ... I am running Windows 98 and I've suddenly started getting an error message at startup. The message says "Windows has encountered an error accessing the system registry . Windows will restart and repair the system registry for you" However it doesn't as each time it boots I get the same message. I've tried reinstalling windows but get the same message. Can anyone help? TIA Tony Williams |
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Thanks Ron 2 useful articles
Tony "Ron Badour" wrote in message ... Registry Checker Continues to Detect Registry Damage [186909 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=186909 Also see this article if Norton AV is installed: http://snipurl.com/10w There have been some reports in the past of MSN Messenger causing the problem. -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "Tony Williams" wrote in message ... I am running Windows 98 and I've suddenly started getting an error message at startup. The message says "Windows has encountered an error accessing the system registry . Windows will restart and repair the system registry for you" However it doesn't as each time it boots I get the same message. I've tried reinstalling windows but get the same message. Can anyone help? TIA Tony Williams |
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Have you tried to restore the system files from the five
backup CAB files that you get to by entering the command scanreg /restore in DOS mode by pressing the F8 key at startup? See this item on how to create a batch file that makes a backup of the system files that you should run before you make a change to the system: http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Tips.htm#UBF Eric, http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/ http://www.sharedbirthday.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- I am running Windows 98 and I've suddenly started getting an error message at startup. The message says "Windows has encountered an error accessing the system registry . Windows will restart and repair the system registry for you" However it doesn't as each time it boots I get the same message. I've tried reinstalling windows but get the same message. Can anyone help? TIA Tony Williams . |
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http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=186909
Registry Checker Continues to Detect Registry Damage Better check the integrity of RAM (Memory), as that is often suspect, when Windows does it's auto-/Restore of the Registry at boot... http://www.simmtester.com/PAGE/products/doc/docinfo.asp RAM tester http://www.memtest86.com/ RAM tester -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Tony Williams" wrote in message ... | I am running Windows 98 and I've suddenly started getting an error message | at startup. The message says "Windows has encountered an error accessing the | system registry . Windows will restart and repair the system registry for | you" However it doesn't as each time it boots I get the same message. I've | tried reinstalling windows but get the same message. Can anyone help? | TIA | Tony Williams | | |
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