PaulM
Fri Aug 15 04:47:40 PDT 2008
Is this what you did when you tried a repair:
How to perform (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341
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"Isis" <Isis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> I don't know if the registry is my problem, but I know what, when, where,
> why and how I created my problem. I was going to try the CCleaner as my
> next
> step. But now . . . My problem started when I tried Edubuntu.
> Unfortunately, you can't use that particular OS as a Live-CD, so I
> partitioned my harddrive and installed it. Something went terribly wrong.
> Instead of using 8GB for the Edubuntu, it left that much and took the
> rest.
> I wasn't overly concerned, figured there would be a way to fix it when it
> became a problem. But since I wasn't happy with the distro, I broke the
> disc
> and threw it away. Mistake #2. Monday, I decided that that tiny hard
> drive
> was becoming a problem. I formated the partition with Edubuntu on it
> using
> GParted. Using the same, I then merged the two partitions. When Windows
> XP
> came back up I was shocked, dismayed and horrified to see exactly three
> (3)
> icons on my desktop! Luckily for me, I had copied drive C onto a Seagate
> 500GB backup drive. The first thing I tried was to move all the files
> back
> onto drive C in a one click restore. It looked pretty good, but I knew
> that
> many of the icons were missing. The next thing I tried was a system
> recovery. There was a recovery point from August 9th. That brought a few
> more back. Some others I manually transferred, cleaned up the doubles,
> then
> rebacked the file where I keep all the software and updates I download
> from
> the 'net. Looking better and better. But something was still wrong. Now
> is
> where my good luck died right along with my backup drive. Yep, it's dead.
> Took my files to its grave. And whatever is missing from XP that is
> keeping
> my system from functioning properly.
>
> Symptoms:
>
> 1. Can't remember my settings, except for the icons which are in the
> wrong
> places, but it remembers the icon it is supposed to be using even those
> that
> were changed after this started. But it can't remember to stop hiding my
> task tray buttons, what color background or wallpaper, the colors of the
> active and inactive title bars or menus or font or font color I chose/set
> .
> 2. Some help files are missing. The toolbar on the Help and Support page
> is missing.
> 3. It won't let me install anything. Keep getting "Access Denied"
> messages
> although I am the "System Administrator". The most recent error message
> was:
> Could not create key:
> S-1-5-21-823518204-484763869-682003330-1004\Software\Microsoft. Verify
> that
> you have sufficient access to that key, or contact you support personnel.
> 4. Until last night I was still able to go online. The little computer
> online icon in the system tray says I have a good connection, but none of
> the
> four browsers I have installed can load a page.
> 5. It does remember to stop turning off my monitor.
> 6. I can't print anything.
> 7. It can't remember that I want to see ALL files, including the "hidden"
> files.
> 8. C:\Documents and Settings\Regina\WINDOWS\system folder is empty. (Is
> that why I can't get online?)
> 9. This document was created with WordPad, but will only open in WP if
> you
> right click, click "Open With", then choose WordPad. Tried three times to
> change that in the Properties diaglogue box, but it won't stay changed. I
> don't think OpenOffice will even open a .rtf file, but I didn't try it.
> 10. Lots, of my software and devices want me to register but I did them
> all
> when they were installed. OOo, I've registered it twice already since
> this
> started and it asked me for it again today.
>
> Those are what I have noticed so far, I am sure there are other issues.
> Oh,
> I did also try to fix this by putting the Original XP disc in and
> rebooting,
> choosing to repair. But that got me nowhere because apparently I'm
> supposed
> to type in something after that. All I knew to type in was Exit.
> Anything
> else would have just made matters worse. If you can't help me, I'll have
> two
> choices left: 1. Backup my personal files to a USB stick, format the
> drive
> and reinstall the OS. 2. Take the box to DIY or Best Buy or Circuit
> City,
> etc. and pay them to do it for me. All help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> This box started out life as a HP8275. But then the power supply died.
> Then the harddrive died. Then what the heck, lets get a new motherboard.
> Then my old CD-r drive, my scanner card and my Zip-100 drive wouldn't work
> with the motherboard. I bought a new CD\DVD\HD\BLU Ray writable drive and
> a
> PCI card for the Zip (can't find one for the scanner). Then neither
> Windows
> 95 or 98 would run, so I had to buy XP. I shoulda bought a new one! But
> the
> point is, the drive is 160GB, the motherboard is a Gigabyte with an AMD
> chip
> (I think) 1.6GHz, 1 GB RAM. If you need any additional info, I will
> gladly
> supply it. I will be gone most of next week, but will reply as soon as
> possible. Thanks to everyone who reads this and has an opinion as to what
> needs to be done next!