Re: Lost Regedit



MNM wrote:
See if there is a regedit.exe in
%windir%\system32\dllcache
or
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache

Here's the weird part, I don't seem to have a \dllcache folder on my machine!!!

Wait, at all? As in the Command Prompt line:
dir %systemdrive%\dllcache /a /b /s
returns nothing?

What's the value of HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SFCDllCacheDir (and while we're at it, SFCDisable)? What happens if you run the command: sfc /purgecache?


If there is what happens if you double click on it?

Do a Search to see if there are any other copies of regedit.exe on your
machine.
In %systemroot%\WINDOWS\
In %systemroot%\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\
In my BartPE I386 folder and the slipstreamed directory to build BartPE


What happens if you try to run those copies? The same thing? If you boot off of your BPE build?


You might want to start in Safe Mode to run your antivirus and anti-spyware
software.

""> > This also occurs in SAFE MODE.""
>

Yeah, it's not hard to add something to Safe Mode's boot. Specifically, it's as hard as adding a key to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal.


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

I was thinking of rebuilding the system soon. The missing \dllcache folder is an indication this may be a good time.
What do you think? Or, is it possible to restore this directory via a repair operation?


Dllcache is maintained by SFC. If SFC went south for the winter, a clean install might not be such a bad idea.
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