Re: redit is not a valid win32application?

Driveby wrote:
Hi guys. I am running XP Pro with the latest SP2 updates.

I have a problem that has recently surfaced. If I attempt to run
regedit. It will not run - and creates the error message: "regedit
is not a valid win32 application". Any ideas what may be wrong?

If I try to run regedt32.exe - that runs fine.I believe this is just
an emergency editor though?
Has one of my kids deleted or disabled something they shouldn't? Can
I put the error right?
Norton AV scans the computer as being clean BTW as does adaware and
spybot, so I don't think I am virused
Thanks...........

Regedt32.exe is just a shell that runs regedit.exe for backwards
compatibilty with Windows 2000. This means that there may be an extra copy
of regedit on your system. Some malware may cause these symptoms.
Regedit.exe is normally in your C:\Windows folder. Look to see if there any
files called regedit.com or regedit.bat or regedit.cmd in the Windows
folder. Make sure the regedit.exe file is from Microsoft. In Windows
Explorer browse to the Windows folder and hover the mouse cursor over
regedit.exe. You should see a box with the Company Name and file version
etc.

Kerry


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