Vista - Registry Semi-Disaster: I am an idiot - used 2 registry 'cleaners'

02-18-2008

take your Vista dvd, insert and run setup.exe, re-install the OS to the same
partition where windows is now, without formatting the HD.

That will keep your documents and stuff in a folder created by Windows
Setup. That folder is "windows.OLD" and you can pick up all your files and
then delete it safely.

and never ever run such apps again. The promised speed tweaks are not worth
risking stability or OS integrity.

Sascha / germany

"dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Quote:

> I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire
> registry.
>
> Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting
> messages
> to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every
> time.
>
> All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore
> won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on.
>
> Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for
> backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next.
>
> What sort of music do I have to face here ?
>
> I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper.
>
> Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact,
> also)
>
> How do I atone for my transgressions ?

02-18-2008

I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire
registry.

Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting messages
to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every time.

All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore
won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on.

Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for
backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next.

What sort of music do I have to face here ?

I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper.

Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated.

(I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, also)

How do I atone for my transgressions ?

02-18-2008

Hopefully it gave u the option to make a backup copy before you made
changes.
If not, possibly a system restore would help.
To me, anyone using a registry cleaner without really understanding it, is
like trying to disarm a nuke with fingernail clippers.
It may work, but it isn't likely! LOL
Get rid of them!!

"dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire
> registry.
>
> Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting
> messages
> to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every
> time.
>
> All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore
> won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on.
>
> Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for
> backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next.
>
> What sort of music do I have to face here ?
>
> I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper.
>
> Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact,
> also)
>
> How do I atone for my transgressions ?

02-18-2008

First off don't be so hard on yourself, we all make mistakes and that's how
we learn. If you cannot undo what these snake oil programs did and you
cannot do a System Restore then it appears you need to try and backup all
your user files, music, pictures, etc and reformat and install again. BTW,
what two cleaners did you use?

--
All the best,
SG

"dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire
> registry.
>
> Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting
> messages
> to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every
> time.
>
> All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore
> won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on.
>
> Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for
> backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next.
>
> What sort of music do I have to face here ?
>
> I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper.
>
> Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact,
> also)
>
> How do I atone for my transgressions ?

**Dzomlija** · 02-18-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by dczarniak

I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire
registry.

Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting messages
to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every time.

All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore
won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on.

Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for
backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next.

What sort of music do I have to face here ?

I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper.

Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated.

(I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, also)

How do I atone for my transgressions ?

Using a Registry Cleaner is like throwing out the baby with the bathwater - It's looking for trouble!

You only real chance of fixing this is if these so-called "cleaners" made backups for you. If not, then System Restore may work. Just restore to a point before you ran the cleaners.

The moral of the story is this - DON'T use Registry cleaners. If you can't with confidence manually modify the registry yourself, how can you be sure that such a cleaner is modifying the right things? Many of them do just that - they clean you out.

02-18-2008

dczarniak

Just to add to the replies registry cleaners are snake oil remedies. If you do not know your registry and what is being removed you have no business there. The belief that a bloated registry will slow your system down is a myth by itself. Leave the registry alone.

--
Peter

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"dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4578332F-2A59-4CF4-9471-87D9A756E2BB@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire
> registry.
>
> Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting messages
> to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every time.
>
> All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore
> won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on.
>
> Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for
> backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next.
>
> What sort of music do I have to face here ?
>
> I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper.
>
> Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated.
>
> (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, also)
>
> How do I atone for my transgressions ?

02-18-2008	#1 (permalink)
Sascha Jazbec n/a posts	Re: Registry Semi-Disaster: I am an idiot - used 2 registry 'cleaners' take your Vista dvd, insert and run setup.exe, re-install the OS to the same partition where windows is now, without formatting the HD. That will keep your documents and stuff in a folder created by Windows Setup. That folder is "windows.OLD" and you can pick up all your files and then delete it safely. and never ever run such apps again. The promised speed tweaks are not worth risking stability or OS integrity. Sascha / germany "dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:4578332F-2A59-4CF4-9471-87D9A756E2BB@xxxxxx Quote: > I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire > registry. > > Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting > messages > to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every > time. > > All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore > won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on. > > Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for > backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next. > > What sort of music do I have to face here ? > > I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper. > > Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated. > > (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, > also) > > How do I atone for my transgressions ?
My System Specs

02-18-2008	#2 (permalink)
dczarniak n/a posts	Registry Semi-Disaster: I am an idiot - used 2 registry 'cleaners' I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire registry. Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting messages to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every time. All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on. Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next. What sort of music do I have to face here ? I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper. Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated. (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, also) How do I atone for my transgressions ?
My System Specs

02-18-2008	#3 (permalink)
Not Me n/a posts	Re: Registry Semi-Disaster: I am an idiot - used 2 registry 'cleaners' Hopefully it gave u the option to make a backup copy before you made changes. If not, possibly a system restore would help. To me, anyone using a registry cleaner without really understanding it, is like trying to disarm a nuke with fingernail clippers. It may work, but it isn't likely! LOL Get rid of them!! "dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4578332F-2A59-4CF4-9471-87D9A756E2BB@xxxxxx Quote: >I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire > registry. > > Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting > messages > to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every > time. > > All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore > won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on. > > Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for > backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next. > > What sort of music do I have to face here ? > > I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper. > > Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated. > > (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, > also) > > How do I atone for my transgressions ?
My System Specs

02-18-2008	#4 (permalink)
SG n/a posts	Re: Registry Semi-Disaster: I am an idiot - used 2 registry 'cleaners' First off don't be so hard on yourself, we all make mistakes and that's how we learn. If you cannot undo what these snake oil programs did and you cannot do a System Restore then it appears you need to try and backup all your user files, music, pictures, etc and reformat and install again. BTW, what two cleaners did you use? -- All the best, SG "dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4578332F-2A59-4CF4-9471-87D9A756E2BB@xxxxxx Quote: >I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire > registry. > > Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting > messages > to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every > time. > > All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore > won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on. > > Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for > backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next. > > What sort of music do I have to face here ? > > I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper. > > Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated. > > (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, > also) > > How do I atone for my transgressions ?
My System Specs

02-18-2008	#5 (permalink)
Dzomlija Windows Vista x64 Ultimate 2,217 posts	Re: Registry Semi-Disaster: I am an idiot - used 2 registry 'cleaners' Quote: Originally Posted by dczarniak I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire registry. Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting messages to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every time. All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on. Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next. What sort of music do I have to face here ? I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper. Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated. (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, also) How do I atone for my transgressions ? Using a Registry Cleaner is like throwing out the baby with the bathwater - It's looking for trouble! You only real chance of fixing this is if these so-called "cleaners" made backups for you. If not, then System Restore may work. Just restore to a point before you ran the cleaners. The moral of the story is this - DON'T use Registry cleaners. If you can't with confidence manually modify the registry yourself, how can you be sure that such a cleaner is modifying the right things? Many of them do just that - they clean you out.
My System Specs

02-18-2008	#6 (permalink)
Peter Foldes n/a posts	Re: Registry Semi-Disaster: I am an idiot - used 2 registry 'cleaners' dczarniak Just to add to the replies registry cleaners are snake oil remedies. If you do not know your registry and what is being removed you have no business there. The belief that a bloated registry will slow your system down is a myth by itself. Leave the registry alone. -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "dczarniak" <dczarniak@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4578332F-2A59-4CF4-9471-87D9A756E2BB@xxxxxx Quote: >I used two different registry cleaners /optimizers / whatever on my entire > registry. > > Now my control panel is empty, I have no printers, and I am getting messages > to validate my copy of windows. When I try to do that, it fails every time. > > All of the usual helpful suspects seem to be inoperable - system restore > won't fly, nor will the shadow copy fire up and on and on and on and on. > > Oddly, I seem to be able to do most things, which I hope bodes well for > backing up everything prior to whatever needs to be done next. > > What sort of music do I have to face here ? > > I did it to myself - I am prepared to pay the piper. > > Whatever wisdom you could impart to me would be greatly appreciated. > > (I know what I did was profoundly stupid. I willingly accept that fact, also) > > How do I atone for my transgressions ?
My System Specs

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