Solved Problem with the Registry. Please Help!

Chuchoman · Aug 8, 2010

Hello,

I am having problems with my registry.
I am using Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit

I'll explain:

Trying to install somes plugins for an Audio software, I changed in "Regedit" the permission of "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes"

After changing that my computer became very strange.

For example:

I can't see anything in the regular Control Panel of Vista, I have to select Classic Mode.

Many programs that appear when I right clicked on a file are missing.

The icons of the Hard Drive had changed and the DVD Drivers now says "CD"

My Messenger is not working.

The Windows Update is not working either.

It seems that when I changed the permission, it all became a mess.

I dont have a back up registry file nor a restore in time.

Please I ask for help for a solution to my problem. I am desperate.

Please help

Thank you.

Shadowjk · Aug 8, 2010

To be Honest .... You Have made serious Damage to your Computer and not backing it up is a Big mistake. Do you have a Vista Installation disk? If so could you Follow this tutorial

see http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html If you have an Upgrade disk

see http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-vista.html If you have a Full Retail disk

Sorry But I cannot Suggest anything else

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Chuchoman · Aug 8, 2010

I have the windows vista that came with my computer.

I also have a back up disc I made time ago.

:cry:

Shadowjk · Aug 8, 2010

You may have a Recovery Partition and may be able to recover your personal files and reinstall Vista. What is the Model of you laptop?

Chuchoman · Aug 8, 2010

Shadowjk said:
You may have a Recovery Partition and may be able to recover your personal files and reinstall Vista. What is the Model of you laptop?

Yes I have a Recovery Partition.

My laptop is a Gateway M-1618

I really can't loose any of my files

Shadowjk · Aug 8, 2010

Who Made you laptop? e.g Packard bell, Toshiba, Dell or acer... etc

Many Thanks,
Josh

Chuchoman · Aug 8, 2010

Shadowjk said:
Who Made you laptop? e.g Packard bell, Toshiba, Dell or acer... etc

Many Thanks,
Josh

I am not sure but in the system properties says "Manufacturer: Gateway"

Shadowjk · Aug 8, 2010

from the Start menu, Click to All Programs, System Recovery And tell me what is in that Folder please

Chuchoman · Aug 8, 2010

Shadowjk said:
from the Start menu, Click to All Programs, System Recovery And tell me what is in that Folder please

I do not have a System Recovery folder I just have the option "System Restore"

I also have "Spare Backup" but the program inside doesn't start.

Shadowjk · Aug 8, 2010

Okay Try this:

Restart your Computer

and press Either F10 or F8 or F2 Repeatedly and see if a Restore process appears
If so restore the OS

If not then Post Back

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Chuchoman · Aug 8, 2010

Shadowjk said:
Okay Try this:

Restart your Computer

and press Either F10 or F8 or F2 Repeatedly and see if a Restore process appears
If so restore the OS

If not then Post Back

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Is that proccess going to affect any of my files?

Thanks for all the help

Searching over the internet I have found an interesting suggetion which says it will turn back all the permission in the registry to default.

Here are the instructions:

Had some problems with my registery permissions a while ago, I couldn’t delete any thing any more, so I was looking for something that could reset my registery permissions to defaults. Here is the solution that worked for me If you want to reset the entire registry permissions to defaults follow these steps

Note:- Before Doing any changes to registry plesae take a backup
and start your changes

First you need to download SubInACL from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...56-D8FE-4A91-93CF-ED6985E3927B&displaylang=enhere
SubInACL is a command-line tool that enables administrators to obtain[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT] security information about files, registry keys, and services, and transfer this information from user to user, from local or global group to group, and from domain to domain.
Create a[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT] file with the name reset.cmd under C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools folder
Now you need to Edit the reset.cmd file and add the following lines
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f
Save and exit your file
Now you need to open command prompt run the following command
cdcd “C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools”
after this press enter and enter the following command
reset.cmd
after entering this please press enter
fter a few minutes by processing subinacl, the permission will be reset [/SPOILER]

Please tell me if that would work or not

Shadowjk · Aug 9, 2010

Chuchoman said:
Shadowjk said:

Okay Try this:

Restart your Computer

and press Either F10 or F8 or F2 Repeatedly and see if a Restore process appears
If so restore the OS

If not then Post Back

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Click to expand...

Is that proccess going to affect any of my files?

Thanks for all the help

Searching over the internet I have found an interesting suggetion which says it will turn back all the permission in the registry to default.

Here are the instructions:

Had some problems with my registery permissions a while ago, I couldn’t delete any thing any more, so I was looking for something that could reset my registery permissions to defaults. Here is the solution that worked for me If you want to reset the entire registry permissions to defaults follow these steps

Note:- Before Doing any changes to registry plesae take a backup
and start your changes

First you need to download SubInACL from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...56-D8FE-4A91-93CF-ED6985E3927B&displaylang=enhere
SubInACL is a command-line tool that enables administrators to obtain[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT] security information about files, registry keys, and services, and transfer this information from user to user, from local or global group to group, and from domain to domain.
Create a[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT] file with the name reset.cmd under C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools folder
Now you need to Edit the reset.cmd file and add the following lines
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f
Save and exit your file
Now you need to open command prompt run the following command
cdcd “C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools”
after this press enter and enter the following command
reset.cmd
after entering this please press enter
fter a few minutes by processing subinacl, the permission will be reset [/SPOILER]

Please tell me if that would work or not

Yes it should work. And yes your files will be deleted if you recover form a Partiotion so back them up to another HDD or Flashdrive

Also before you take those steps Backup your Registry

1. Open Regedit
2. Click on computer
3. Then Click File> Export and save the Registry somewhere. Windows explorer may stop responding but this is normal it is Just extracting the Whole Registry

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Chuchoman · Aug 9, 2010

Thank you Josh, but just to be sure, doing that process with SubInACL will work and all will be back to normality again? Will my files my deleted if I do that?

I suppose if that process works, I won't need to format my computer

Also, do you know what has caused this problem and how does changing the permission to the "Classes" entry affect Windows's performance?

By the way, I have already made a backup of my actual registry. It's a 300 MB .reg file.

Thank you for your replies and sorry for being such a Newbie.

Shadowjk · Aug 9, 2010

This shouldn't mess with your Files but if it currupts vista then you will only have two options.

1. Recover from your partition deleting all of your files

2. Buying a new computer and placing the HDD into a caddy allowing you to recover your files

Hope This Helps,
Josh

Chuchoman · Aug 12, 2010

Hi,

I'm writing this message to let you know that I solved my problem.

Following that process I described you, I was able to fix all of my issues.

Now my computer is running as good as new. I didn't needed to format it.

Anyways, I learned my lesson to never mess with the registry and to always have a backup.
That's why I already copied all of my files to an external hard disk and made a restore point.

Now you can make this post a solved problem.

Shadowjk · Aug 12, 2010

Congratulations Glad you Got it Sorted

I would recommend making a Backup of your Registry every month and especially before you mess with it

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