REGEDIT program totally gone

[IveLostItAll]

I've no idea how this has happened but it seems Regedit has disappeared from
my computer entirely. I also noticed Notepad had disappeared a couple weeks
ago. Not sure what is causing this as neither my anti-virus program nor my
spyware program are detecting anything. Regardless, I really need to know
how to reinstall regedit.

quick info:

Windows Vista 64 SP1

 

[Nil]

I've no idea how this has happened but it seems Regedit has
disappeared from my computer entirely. I also noticed Notepad had
disappeared a couple weeks ago. Not sure what is causing this as
neither my anti-virus program nor my spyware program are detecting
anything. Regardless, I really need to know how to reinstall
regedit.

How do you know they're gone?

 

[Bob]

Run sfc /scannow.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I've no idea how this has happened but it seems Regedit has disappeared from
my computer entirely.

How do you know? How and where have you looked for it?

I also noticed Notepad had disappeared a couple weeks
ago.

Same questions as above: How do you know? How and where have you
looked for it?

Not sure what is causing this as neither my anti-virus program nor my
spyware program are detecting anything.

What anti-virus and anti-spyware programs do you run? Are they up to
date? If Regedit is truly gone, it's very likely that the problem was
caused by a malware infection.