Topic 10 of 26: the dreaded Registry
Fri, Sep 12, 1997 (00:35) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
The Windows Registry, it can hurt you or help you. Know your enemy and
you may survive.
8 responses total.
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 1 of 8: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Sep 12, 1997 (00:40) * 25 lines
What do you do if your Windows won't boot or your registry is
trashed?
Here's a quick registry revival trick that sometimes works.
Boot to a real mode DOS prompt,
go to the root directory of drive C and do ATTRIB
-R -H -S SYSTEM.1ST.
Next run Regedit to export this file
(the pre-final Windows 95 registry) to
a mergeable registry file:
REGEDIT /L:SYSTEM.1ST /E MY.REG.
Then merge this file with your existing registry:
REGEDIT MY.REG
This may or may not cure your existing Windows 95 registry, but it's
usually worth trying before a complete reinstall.
If this doesn't work, try this.
When you reinstall Windows 95, go into the Windows directory and
delete SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT, first. If you go in from DOS, do
ATTRIB -R -H -S *.DAT to make the files visible. It's probably better
to run SETUP from a real DOS prompt than from within Windows 95, as
this will guarantee that all the system files get refreshed.
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 2 of 8: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Sun, Oct 12, 1997 (00:18) * 6 lines
See if you can get a copy of regclean.exe from Micrsoft,
it's fun to play with to see if you're going to crash
when it's done. No problems so far, and I use it after
every new install or deletion.
WER
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 3 of 8: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Oct 12, 1997 (10:46) * 1 lines
What do you mean "to see if you're going to crash when it's done"? Could you go in to a bit more detail about that the purpose of this is? What exactly does it do?
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 4 of 8: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (01:39) * 6 lines
It is supposed to remove and/or correct
incorrect entries in the registry. I've
had 95 crash on me so many times, it has
kinda become a game!
WER
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 5 of 8: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (20:08) * 3 lines
My cure for Windows 95 crashes:
Windows NT 4.0. Works every time.
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 6 of 8: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (01:05) * 3 lines
Now, what fun is that?!?!
WER
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 7 of 8: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (14:31) * 2 lines
It's called stability. Stability may not be fun, but it's good.
Topic 10 of 26 [windows]: the dreaded Registry
Response 8 of 8: KitchenManager (KitchenManager) * Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (00:06) * 5 lines
I don't know, stability is kinda close to
stagnation, but this might be more relevant
to the spirit conference.
WER
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