hdreg

[Guest]

When I boot up my pc windows xp home edition I get hdreg file not found I
have to click ok before my pc will continue to boot, this causes me to be
unable to use system restore and I have to be able to restore my pc to an
earlier point.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try this.

hdreg is a registration reminder for Packard Bell computers.

Delete the HDReg entry from the Scheduled Tasks list.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click the view all Control Panels link if you can not see the Scheduled
Tasks Control Panel.
3. Double-click the Scheduled Tasks Control Panel to open it.
4. Click on hdreg.
5. On the File menu, click Delete.
6. Click Yes to delete the task.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Richard]

PACKARD BELL

Oh my I can't believe there's one of those still around, certainly
you meant some other brand.

No wait I just did a search and your right. Hard to believe they survived.
That was my favorite computer to hate

Richard

 

[Guest]

Hi deleted the file from scheduled tasks but still get hd reg runtime error
when I boot up the pc. Is it safe just to go into apps and delete the hd
file?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If you delete HDREGAPP.EXE from C:\APPS\HDREG you are still going to get the
error message.

HDREGAPP.EXE is probably trying to start from one of these two registry
keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

I would suggest that you download and install StartMan and/or Startup
Control Panel and disable [HDReg] c:\Apps\HDReg\HDRegApp.exe -r

[[StartMan is an extended 'msconfig' Startup Manager, designed to take
control of all those pesky programs and background services that load and
run at logon - most of which you probably don't need. As well as providing
the usual trouble-shooting options to enable or disable startups, StartMan
also permits the removal of startups.
Duplicate Detection and Removal, a unique feature of StartMan, can be
configured to remove all duplicates automatically, with or without
prompting.
Orphan Detection and Removal. As above, for orphaned startups.
Executable Detection and Removal. As above, for executables.
Includes a full range of sorting options to make it easier to locate a
specific startup - by name, by filename - even by command line parameter! ]]

StartMan v1.3.96
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

StartMan v1.3.96 Direct download
http://www.pt.lu/comnet/files/utils/startman10396.exe
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Startup Control Panel is another pretty good application.

[[Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to
easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple
to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your
system. A valuable tool for system administrators!]]

Download the EXE Version and just extract the executable wherever you want.

Startup Control Panel
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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