Re: Registry Disaster
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Date: 02/24/04
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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:12:58 -0800
Thanks for your reply...however before I continue I want
to clarify the following entries surrounded by ().
(I've never (nor recommend) upgrade OS to OS in-place, so
I can't say what you had.)
(FWIW W2K ("clean") has no such entry in HKLM...\User
Shell Folders\)
I did a backup of the registry and the entire computer
last night. But now I can't burn anything from the cdr
either....OMG...So need to see if I can email the back up
to another machine to burn it from their. Could you
please explain those comments in (). If I could post the
file I saved with all the errors it would be so much
easier for you to read what I was trying to write. Let
me know if there is anything else for me to say. Thanks
for all your help and keep your fingers crossed for me
please. Thanks!!!!
Tammy
>-----Original Message-----
>In microsoft.public.win2000.registry wrote:
>
>> I was trying to install a program after I updated to
>> win2000 and got the error "1606 could not access
network
>> location <common> administrative tools>. all users\"
>
>I've never (nor recommend) upgrade OS to OS in-place, so
I can't say
>what you had.
>
>> Went to the MSKBA#315352 and followed the instructions
>> there for changing the registry. Realized after the
fact
>
>FWIW W2K ("clean") has no such entry in HKLM...\User
Shell Folders\
>
>After backing up I suggest you try:
>In
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\Explorer
>\User Shell Folders\
>you remove the valuename "Common Administrative Tools"
>Then confirm that in
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVers
ion\Explorer
>\Shell Folders\
>"Common Administrative Tools"
>exists and is of Type: REG_SZ (string). And has for
data the fully
>qualified path to the folder. Here for example:
>"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
>\Administrative Tools"
>
>Also check in HKCU:
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Explorer
>\Shell Folders\
>"Administrative Tools"=
>(REG-SZ) with date _similar_ to:
>"C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Start Menu\Programs
>\Administrative Tools"
>
>That may or may not resolve the problem. YMMV.
>
>
>
>> that I needed to backup and did it for XP not 2000.
>From
>> what I can find there was nothing for 2000. Now many
>> things have happened and the error mssgs I am getting
>> range from "1606 could not access network location
<common
>> administrative tools>. all users\" to window installer
>> problems, to unable to find anything in My Docs
(unless I
>> access it through "search" and take one that is
located in
>> a different file path...such as c:\, c:\documents and
>> settings\defaultuser, c:\documentsand
settings\....copy or
>> c:\windows\personal...I don't know why so many and
such
>> weird spaces...I do know that it seems the target file
>> path has changed and I believe it is because of the
>> registry change. Other problems such as not able to
>> access admin tools via control problem but can access
via
>> shortcut from "C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start
>> Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools". Does this make
any
>> sense. I have printed out all that I have done I
think it
>> is all there but not sure how to reverse it and make
it
>> all better. Hopefully someone here can help me short
of
>> having to reformat my whole computer....OHHH NOOO!
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> Tammy
>>
>> bgraphics@adelphia.net
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>In microsoft.public.win2000.registry Tammy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please Help Me!
>>>> I modified a registry and then reread the
instructions
>> and
>>>> it was for winxp and not win 2000. I keep getting
>> error
>>>> #1606 and can't install any programs because of some
>>>> windows installers isn't working...accessing certain
>> files
>>>> like administrative tools don't work either unless I
>>>> search for them and take from a different place on
the
>> pc
>>>> than through control panel. Originally the error
was
>>>> a "1606 could not access network location<common
>>>> administrative tools>. all users\"
>>>>
>>>> now it is "1606 could not access network locations %
>>>> allusersprofile%\startmenu\programs\administrative
>>>> tools\. Please help...what my intent was to update
>> from
>>>> win 98se to install a cable modem and wireless
router
>> for
>>>> my home so that to desktop and 1 laptop could all
run
>> at
>>>> one time. My pc was not compatible with win 98 and
>> then
>>>> all my problems started... please help me as soon as
>> you
>>>> can. I can't even get virus protection to run
anymore.
>>>
>>>Seems clear you cannot restore from a full registry
>> backup you made
>>>before embarking on the editing...
>>>
>>>Say what you did. Kept notes right?
>>>Say the KBA article number you were referencing and
what
>> you thought
>>>you were trying to accomplish.
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>
>
>.
>
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