Cannot access the registry.

[Frank Martin]

I need to get into the registry, but when I go to Start/Run and type
"regedit" the registry screen appears for about 1 second and then
disappears. Can some one advise me what to do?
Thanks in advance. Frank

 

[dev]

/Frank Martin/ said:

I need to get into the registry, but when I go to Start/Run and type
"regedit" the registry screen appears for about 1 second and then
disappears. Can some one advise me what to do?

From a frequent post...

The type of behavior you describe, which also often applies to
Taskmgr.exe and Regedit.exe, is typical behavior of more than one
virus/worm, the three below being the most common:

W32.Klez
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Yaha
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html


Because many of the newer viruses and worms, such as the
Spybot mentioned above, can disable antivirus applications whose
definitions aren't kept up-to-date, try using one or more of the free
on-line scanners to double-check your system.

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

 

[siljaline]

I need to get into the registry, but when I go to Start/Run and type
"regedit" the registry screen appears for about 1 second and then
disappears. Can some one advise me what to do?
Thanks in advance. Frank

Try running "regedit.exe" (no quotes) from Run > Dialog.
If no joy: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756

HTH
~Silj

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[Ted Turner]

I had this prob a while back and it ended up being the spybot virus.

 

[Frank Martin]

Thank you. I ran a virus program and it detected and removed a
"Win32.Rawbot.X trojan".
Also, I ran a Registry cleaner to remove obsolete fragments etc but the same
problem remains.
I Type "Regedit" in the run section of the start menu and the registry shows
for about 1 second and then disappears.

I don't know what else to try.