Regedit

[J Stewart]

I have a e-Machine 2Ghz with 1G Ram installed running WinXP. Just today I
had to restore my PC using the e-Machine restore CDs. Now when attempting
to run regedit (start, run regedit, ok) the program does not run as it
should. It will startup and allow you to drill down 1 or 2 menus then it
just closes up. The whole cycle only covers about 4-5 seconds. Can anyone
help or make any suggestions.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

If you open regedit and let it sit, does it still shut down after a few
seconds?
Have you reinstalled and updated your antivirus software as well?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[J Stewart]

Rick,

Yes, it does and I have re-installed my virus protection as well.

Thanks,
James

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The type of behavior you describe, which also often applies to
Taskmgr.exe and MSConfig.exe (for WinXP), 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


Bruce Chambers

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Read the links Bruce posted, as that behavior is typical of a viral
infection. In the meantime, to ease the pain of cleanup, use the emergency
tools here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[J Stewart]

Rick & Bruce,

I would like to say thank you very much. The suggestions you gave cleared
up my problem. I am still not sure how it got past my virus scanner, but an
occurrence of the W32.SpyBot.Worm was detected on my pc. I double-checked
the Registry and all the values indicated are now correct.

Again Thanks So Much,
James

 

[Guest]

----- J Stewart wrote: ----

I have a e-Machine 2Ghz with 1G Ram installed running WinXP. Just today
had to restore my PC using the e-Machine restore CDs. Now when attemptin
to run regedit (start, run regedit, ok) the program does not run as i
should. It will startup and allow you to drill down 1 or 2 menus then i
just closes up. The whole cycle only covers about 4-5 seconds. Can anyon
help or make any suggestions

Any help would be greatly appreciated


I cant really help but I had the beagle virus wreak havoc on my computer yesterday. My regedit does exactly the same thing as your computer, also i cant install antivrus software, i cant download windows updates properly. I too would be interested in an answer cos Im tearing my hair out trying to fix this