REGEDIT

[John Barbato]

When I type regedit from the RUN the registry editor screen is displayed for
a second or two, then disappears. Can anyone help me with this problem?

Thanks, John

 

[David Candy]

Means you have a virus.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Likely the Klez or Yaha viruses, see this page on how to create emergency
tools that you can use until you fix it:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org