regedit won't work

[sami vaferian]

Whenever I logon .it attempts to connect.i cancel it butit dials again. I
wanted to edit the registry but I can't run regedit. it appears for a
moment and then exits. i thought some files are damaged but sfc doesn't work
too! What's the problem please??

 

[Taurarian]

Most likely you have a virus.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
Creates usable copies of REGEDIT, MSCONFIG and Task Manager


Perhaps an online security/virus check
Symantec
http://security.norton.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
Trend Micro House Call:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda ActiveScan;
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
McAfee FreeScan:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
Kaspersky Labs On-line Virus Checker:
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
BitDefender Online Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Free virus program - AVG Anti Virus
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl7.php

 

[Guest]

Try searching the net for RegSeeker, try pcworld.co.nz it edits all errors in
the registry, allows searches of the registry and deletion of startup icons.
be careful though, its only the beta version

 

[boss]

Spy's suggestion won't work. You need to get rid of the viruses and spyware
first. They are the cause of the "Connection" problem. One of them is
probably trying to call home.
Try SpyBot Search and Destroy for the spyware, and AVG 7.0 (free version"
for the virus. (www.grisoft.com). If you can get online, go to
housecall.trendmicro.com and do a free online virus scan.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Dial-up window pop-ups automatically while working:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Autodial.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Whenever I logon .it attempts to connect.i cancel it butit dials again. I
wanted to edit the registry but I can't run regedit. it appears for a
moment and then exits. i thought some files are damaged but sfc doesn't work
too! What's the problem please??

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Whenever I logon .it attempts to connect.i cancel it butit dials again. I
wanted to edit the registry but I can't run regedit. it appears for a
moment and then exits. i thought some files are damaged but sfc doesn't work
too! What's the problem please??

The type of behavior you describe 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

Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

--

Bruce Chambers

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