Cannot access Regedit

[srobin]

Hi, recently upgraded XPHomeSP2 to VistaHomePremium upgrade

I've been trying to get into regedit but keep getting error messages the
application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142). Click OK to
terminate the application.

Thanks for any advise

 

[srobin]

Disregard, I found it.... regedit is now regedt32?

 

[Al]

Bwahahahahahah, you gormless bint, it has been 'regedt32' since Windows NT.

 

[Guest]

There is something wrong with your system. Despite the post that tells you
(inaccurately) that you are a gormless bint (whatever the heck that is)
regedit.exe is the real deal. In Windows 2000 you had both, and they had
different functions and interfaces. In WinXP and above regedt32.exe just
starts up regedit.exe. I have NO idea why you were seeing that error message.
But I'm not surprised when I see weird stuff like this on systems that have
been upgraded. A clean installation Vista is best if there's any way for you
to do it.

How were you trying to start regedit -- by using a shortcut or by using the
Start | Run dialog or by using the start menu search function? By default
regedt32.exe (9 kilobytes so, no, it's not the real registry editor) resides
under the system32 directory. The regedit.exe file resides under the Windows
directory. Either should be in your path, so you should be able to bring up
the registry editor application by using either name. If you can't there's
something wrong with your system configuration.

Why regedt32.exe would work for you but regedit.exe wouldn't work for you is
a matter of real curiosity.

 

[Scott]

Disregard, I found it.... regedit is now regedt32?

Not exactly...

regedit should have worked for you.

 

[Guest]

Exactly. It's a curious circumstance where regedit won't work and regedt32
will. If one wished to created the circumstance it wouldn't be hard. But it's
kind of hard to figure out how it could happen by accident.

BTW, I like your sig. But I've been using bulletin boards and newsgroups
for so long I occasionally find myself trying to start reading articles or
books at the bottom of the page. I view the whole thing in pretty much the
same light as the Endian controversy. It'll never be settled.

;-)