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[Guest]

When I click on Start then run then type regedit. Regedit opens then
closes befor I can do anything. Does anyone know why?

 

[CreateWindow]

Hi,

As philo says, we think you have a virus/malware problem. See this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299967

CreateWindow
http://mymessagetaker.com Stop using those paper phone message pads
make the computer work for you.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Steve" <[email protected]>

| When I click on Start then run then type regedit. Regedit opens then
| closes befor I can do anything. Does anyone know why?
| --
| Steve


Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode.
This way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.

Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm


* * * Please report back your results * * *

 

[Ronaldo]

Sounds like your system is infected with spyware which may have disabled
regedit with a security policy. If you have the Pro Edition you can reverse
the policy in Start\Run\gpedit\in User Configuration\Management
Templates\System\Enable "Disallow access to registry edition tools".
If you have the Home edition of XP, copy text from this webpage and paste it
to a text file and save the file with name "Enable or disable the
RegEdit.vbs (in .vbs format), and run it once to enable "regedit".
http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/19349

To disinfect your system, scan with Adaware SE, Spybot Search & Destroy,
CWShredder, The Cleaner and as last resort use HijackThis with the create
log option and post it in the appropriate forum for assistance identifying
the results.

Anti-Spyware downloads.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Download The Cleaner
http://www.moosoft.com

 

[philo]

When I click on Start then run then type regedit. Regedit opens then
closes befor I can do anything. Does anyone know why?

Some malware creates a "dummy" regedit.com file to prevent you from running
the registry editor...

"com" runs before "exe" if the extension is not specified


do a drive search for regedit.com and if exists ...delete it


otherwise try the full name start , run, regedit.exe

 

[nesredep egrob]

When I click on Start then run then type regedit. Regedit opens then
closes befor I can do anything. Does anyone know why?

try to type cmd, which will take you to the Dos command, then type regedit.
Normally not necessary but it does also works this way.

Borge in sunny Perth, Australia

 

[Guest]

I forgot to say it does not matter what i type any comm(regedit, msconfig,
gpedit) what ever I type and it opens and closes I when to some of the links
yor posted buy some were not in english. the office help in office outlook
does not want to work also andonce my norton did not load at start up. I did
run a scan but it found no virus also ran pc doctor and it check out ok. I
getting to the point where I think I will have to format and reinstall
windows.

 

[Guest]

Did try typing cmd then at black sceen typed regedit it opens then closes also

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve,
Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
Does your Norton Up and current for updates and subscriptions?.
HTH.
nass
===
www.nasstec.co.uk

 

[Ronaldo]

It sounds like the "Run" command is disabled by a group policy and spyware
do that, so make absoloutely sure your system is not infected, run several
antispyware programs. Also check the registry, for a policy value which may
named "DisableRegistryTools" in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Possible locations for a "DisableRegistryTools" value are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\policies (preferred location)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\policies (preferred location)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies

To see the KB articles in english, add a slash and "en" at the end of the
URL.

Registry Editor or System Configuration Editor Do Not Start As Expected
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299967/en

Anti-Spyware downloads.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

Download The Cleaner
http://www.moosoft.com

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