Re: Constant Registry Corruption
- From: "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" <franksaunders@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:36:42 -0500
"Al" <Al@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:CC201514-3BE9-464A-9B08-2A7397971E2D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hey all, I am having a problem where every 3 weeks or so my registry gets corrupted...I know how to fix this generally, but once I have replaced the registry files I get corruptions in the system32\driver folder as well...if I keep replacing these files eventually I just get the 'blue screen of death' anyway so it's pointless. Does anyone know why the registry keeps breaking?
I dont know if it helps but, I am running McAfee Security Center, and that is nearly always the first program that goes..the icon turns black (meaning it's disabled) and then I know the wave of nonesense is coming. The pc freezes, and I get files missing messages upon restarting.
Is there anything I can do to protect against this more efficiently? For example a program which can automatically fix the registry if it gets threatened, or idealy stop them from being threatened in the first place.
Thanks a lot for any help or advice. Alex
First eliminate any spyware. What You Should Know About Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware, download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset
See Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email http://www.fjsmjs.com Protect your PC http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
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