VISTA repair

[Capt. Brigg]

I recently used a VISTA compatible utility (TWEAK VI) to sort and clean my
registry. I then added several new applications, including Office 2007. My
system has now become very unstable and often freezes, does a blue screen
data dump, or just shuts down with no explanation. I am to far removed from
the registry clean to reach a restore point for it, so I am hoping there is
a repair option on the VISTA install disk, like the XP disk has. So far the
only option I find is to reinstall the whole program. Any suggestions on
repair options are greatly appreciated.

Capt. Brigg

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista?
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/2b3724d1-f4ad-5b26-16dc-3e9e66f4be5e1033.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows System & Performance

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I recently used a VISTA compatible utility (TWEAK VI) to sort and clean my
registry. I then added several new applications, including Office 2007. My
system has now become very unstable and often freezes, does a blue screen
data dump, or just shuts down with no explanation. I am to far removed from
the registry clean to reach a restore point for it, so I am hoping there is
a repair option on the VISTA install disk, like the XP disk has. So far the
only option I find is to reinstall the whole program. Any suggestions on
repair options are greatly appreciated.

Capt. Brigg

 

[Tom Lake]

I recently used a VISTA compatible utility (TWEAK VI) to sort and clean my registry.
I then added several new applications, including Office 2007. My system has now
become very unstable and often freezes, does a blue screen data dump, or just shuts
down with no explanation. I am to far removed from the registry clean to reach a
restore point for it, so I am hoping there is a repair option on the VISTA install
disk, like the XP disk has. So far the only option I find is to reinstall the whole
program. Any suggestions on repair options are greatly appreciated.

First, I'd try opening a cmd window in Administrator mode and typing

sfc /scannow

That will check your system files. If that doesn't work, you can try here:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

Tom Lake

 

[C.B.]

I recently used a VISTA compatible utility (TWEAK VI) to sort and clean my
registry. I then added several new applications, including Office 2007.
My system has now become very unstable and often freezes, does a blue
screen data dump, or just shuts down with no explanation. I am to far
removed from the registry clean to reach a restore point for it, so I am
hoping there is a repair option on the VISTA install disk, like the XP
disk has. So far the only option I find is to reinstall the whole
program. Any suggestions on repair options are greatly appreciated.

Capt. Brigg

I think you've learned a lesson concerning registry
cleaners/optimizers. There's really no reason to clean your registry. It's
all hype. In any event, I hope you solve your problem.

C.B.