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Name: Scott
Every time I turn on my computer, I get this message:
"Windows encountered an error accessing the system registry.
Windows will restart and repair the sustem registry for you."I click ok, and it restarts. However, when the computer comes back on, the message comes on again, and this happens every time that I shut the computer down and turn it on again. I have done countless Scan's (Norton Antivirus, ScanDisk etc) and nothing has come up and the problem still occurs. If anyone knows of anything that can solve this problem without having to install windows again or buying a new computer, i would be very grateful.
I've gotten this message when I had faulty ram in my system. You could try testing that. There's a free utility that you can use to test your ram at http://www.memtest86.com
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Hello-Restart your PC and keep on pressing CTRL
key until you get Startup Menu
-Select "Command Prompt Only" & press ENTER
-type at C:\> as follows:C:\>scanreg /restore [hit ENTER}
Select the rb00x.cab with the most recent date, give "Restore" and reboot.
Please let me know how it worked. Good luck
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There is no reason why i would have faulty ram in my system. I did put in new ram, but that was way over a year ago, and i've not had this problem until now. I did have it once before actually, and then my C drive was destroyed by a virus, but i have checked for virus's and there are none.
i tried restoring the rb00x.cab and the problem still occurs. That doesn't seem to help at all.
Anyone got any more ideas???
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yes, check your msdos.sys files
check the paths[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C
It's strange but I've seen windows boot with incorrect paths but then get the registry error.
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Hello again
The last resort will be to reinstall Windows on top. This suppose to fix the problem.
All programs and drivers remain untouched.
Please let us know what's up.
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I understand why you think the ram can not be a problem, however, I too installed ram into a system, and quite a while later I began having problems. Just because it's only been a year since you put in ram, doesn't mean it can't go bad. All it takes is one slightly faulty chip, and problems don't show up for a while. All it takes is one little tiny bit of ESD and you won't see symptoms for some time. It doesn't take much, and time is not a factor for when a component can and can't go bad. If you have tried everything else, and still have the same problmes, I stronly recommend testing the memory... if nothing else, add the line
device=himem.sys /testmem:on
to your config.sys. See what that says. Although it will cause himem to test the ram, it's not as extensive as the test I listed above. I really recommend you try it.
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I did the ram check, and it ran for about 10hours, and i needed the computer, so it never actually finished. How long should it go on for?
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If it runs for more than a few minutes, you've got a bad RAM stick. Checking 256MB of memory on my PIII-866 takes less than 1 minute. It might also be:
1. Power supply or power supply fan.
2. Chip fan
3. Loose cable(s) from MoBo to something.
4. Dirt & dust-bunnies built up inside the case.
FWIW
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the power supply, ps fan, and cpu fan aren't going to have anything to do with accessing the registry.. When a system overheats, it locks up. Dirt and dust is also not a likely cause of the problem. Loose cables... that's a slim possiblity.
Since you have 320mb ram, try removing all of them, and then put one in and boot and see what happens. Then try another. repeat until all of your ram is installed. See what happens.
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