Repairing a corrupt registry
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From: Robert on 28 May 2010 07:30 Repairing a corrupt registry is one of the most challenging and tough tasks performed in a Windows operating system. Before working on registry repair program you must take back up of your registry. Once youre done with backup you can take other steps such as scan for problems, clean up invalid entries and repair damaged files. Some applications even offer you the choice to defragment and scan for viruses. Common Registry Problems File corruption is perhaps one of the most common registry issue experienced in a Windows operating system. Apart from file corruption, the Windows registry can have other types of issues. These issues can result in various symptoms. For instance, your system will start to perform slowly. Start-ups and shut downs also become very slow. Your computer may also suffer from errors, crashes and applications lockups. These are the symptoms that the registry has been full by too many unwanted entries. Generally, you will see an error message when there is invalid file or entry in the registry. The error message might appear when the system is performing a task or trying to access software. You may also receive error message saying that you cannot proceed further because a system file is damaged or deleted. The worst case scenario is when your Windows operating system doesnt boot at startup. File corruption can be due to a virus that has damaged the Windows registry entries. It can also be due to an incompatible or faulty hardware. Other possible causes could be wrong program installation or inappropriate software. Repair a corrupt registry Before you try to repair the registry, you must perform a hardware scan first. If the scan detect hardware problem, all you need is just to replace the faulty hardware piece. The problem becomes more complex in the situation that Windows denies to boot, you will have to boot from your Installation or recovery disk and try to fix the issue. You can refer to the computer manual; it may offer you the procedure for this. If the system recovery is not possible, you will have no option except to reinstall the entire Windows. Top Windows Registry Repair Program Most of you are not aware but there are some awesome Windows registry repair tools available on web. These tools allow you repair complex registry issues including file corruption and prevent the loss of system. These registry repair program can scan the entire registry and fix the problems. Note: For further assistance including damaged registry issues, performing registry backup, repairing registry and fixing any registry error call iYogi technical support.
From: Pegasus [MVP] on 28 May 2010 08:57 A lengthy ramble that bears little relation to reality. The OP claims "File corruption is perhaps one of the most common registry issue experienced in a Windows operating system." This is incorrect. File corruption is very rare in NTFS but what happens frequently is that registry data gets modified by one of the following: - By viruses or malware - By installation programs or poorly written applications - By user intervention This is not "File corruption" but "Data corruption". File corruption would damage the registry's internal integrity. Data corruption modifies registry data so that Windows will malfunction when processing this data. Modifying HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon\Userinit is a typical case: It causes the logon process to loop. Users can recover from instances of data corruption in a number of ways: - Booting into Last Known Good Configuration - Using System Restore - Manually restoring one or several registry hives from backup - Fixing the damaged registry key manually (very challenging!) Using the repair service that the OP mentions is probably the last thing I would do.
From: Bert Hyman on 28 May 2010 09:00 In news:#aF1TVm$KHA.1892(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl "Pegasus [MVP]" <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > A lengthy ramble that bears little relation to reality. It's just spam, although as is typical of stupid spammers, he neglected to include the final payload. -- Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 28 May 2010 10:24 On Fri, 28 May 2010 04:30:57 -0700 (PDT), Robert <robertgough123(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Most of you are not aware but there are some awesome Windows registry > repair tools available on web. These tools allow you repair complex > registry issues including file corruption and prevent the loss of > system. These registry repair program can scan the entire registry and > fix the problems. Awesome? Well, yes, if you think snake oil is awesome. Registry cleaning programs are *all* snake oil. Cleaning of the registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry alone and don't use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of (and the spammer who wrote the message I'm replying to is apparently one), having unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you. The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit it may have. Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html And also http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life.aspx -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Paul Randall on 28 May 2010 12:07
"Bert Hyman" <bert(a)iphouse.com> wrote in message news:Xns9D86517673BC1VeebleFetzer(a)207.46.248.16... > In news:#aF1TVm$KHA.1892(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl "Pegasus [MVP]" > <news(a)microsoft.com> wrote: > >> A lengthy ramble that bears little relation to reality. > > It's just spam, although as is typical of stupid spammers, he neglected > to include the final payload. > > -- > Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert(a)iphouse.com Wasn't this the spam payload he included: "...call iYogi technical support." |