Re: Corrupt registry - can it be fixed?



"Bruce Albert" wrote:

Thank You for your replies.

BartPE is probably not workable here as this is an OEM XP.

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

Hi Bruce:

If the only thing that you were told is that you have 'a corrupt
registry, that answer is - pardon me - bullsh**. Someone who knows what
they're talking about will tell you which registry keys are corrupt and
how to fix them.

That is what I suspected. If the registry were hosed, the system would fail
to boot. I think support people sometimes just say "reload windows" and shine
it on. I was hoping that maybe someone had dealt with this by manually
editing the registry and could offer advice. Or is there info somewhere on
the net as to how to do this; at this point, I have little to lose by trying.

Hi Bruse,
Adding to the Good advice you received try this:
Explanation of error codes generated by Device Manager in Microsoft Windows
XP Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310123

MS::<Quote>
Solution button: Check Registry

This code means that the registry returned an unknown result.

To resolve this issue, follow the recommended solution, which will run
Scanreg.exe.
If this does not resolve the issue, type "scanreg /restore" (without
quotation marks) from a command prompt.
Finally, remove the device from Device Manager, and then redetect it using
the Add New Hardware tool in Control Panel.
MS::</Quote>

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You can no longer access the CD drive or the DVD drive, or you receive an
error message after you remove a CD recording program or a DVD recording
program in Windows XP: "error code 31"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/EN-US/
A computer that is running Windows XP cannot detect a USB thumb drive, an
Apple iPod, or an external hard disk drive
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925196
Also Scan for malwares and Run this command:
Open a run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK]
If the above links didn't help try to uninstall the Scanner and get the
latest driver for it from the Manufacture for your scanner specs and Run the
System File Checker then Try to install the Software for the scanner and the
scanner when prompted by the wizard.
HTH.
nass
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