windows protection error

help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys have
tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative for this
session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a windows protcetion
error, system halted.
Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from anyway) or
floppy??

Help??

Mike
Wed Jun 29 14:16:13 CDT 2005

Boot to a DOS prompt using a Win Me boot floppy and at the A:\> prompt
type
SCANREG /RESTORE
and restore a copy of the registry that predates the onset of your
problems.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com


gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys
> have tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
> Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative
> for this session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a
> windows protcetion error, system halted.
> Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from
> anyway) or floppy??
>
> Help??

gibby94
Wed Jun 29 14:25:06 CDT 2005

Mike,
don't have floppy disk, have cds but they're not recognised...anything else
I can try
Kate

"Mike M" wrote:

> Boot to a DOS prompt using a Win Me boot floppy and at the A:\> prompt
> type
> SCANREG /RESTORE
> and restore a copy of the registry that predates the onset of your
> problems.
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys
> > have tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
> > Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative
> > for this session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a
> > windows protcetion error, system halted.
> > Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from
> > anyway) or floppy??
> >
> > Help??
>
>

Rick
Wed Jun 29 14:35:43 CDT 2005

gibby94 wrote:
> Mike,
> don't have floppy disk, have cds but they're not recognised...anything else
> I can try
> Kate

you can try getting a floppy disk unless you mean no Floppy Disk Drive ?


Rick



>
> "Mike M" wrote:
>
>
>>Boot to a DOS prompt using a Win Me boot floppy and at the A:\> prompt
>>type
>>SCANREG /RESTORE
>>and restore a copy of the registry that predates the onset of your
>>problems.
>>--
>>Mike Maltby MS-MVP
>>mike.maltby@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys
>>>have tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
>>>Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative
>>>for this session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a
>>>windows protcetion error, system halted.
>>>Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from
>>>anyway) or floppy??
>>>
>>>Help??
>>
>>

gibby94
Wed Jun 29 14:47:07 CDT 2005

have floppy disk don't have ME boot floppy and have no idea where to get one,
any ideas would be helpful thanks

"Rick T" wrote:

> gibby94 wrote:
> > Mike,
> > don't have floppy disk, have cds but they're not recognised...anything else
> > I can try
> > Kate
>
> you can try getting a floppy disk unless you mean no Floppy Disk Drive ?
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> >
> > "Mike M" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Boot to a DOS prompt using a Win Me boot floppy and at the A:\> prompt
> >>type
> >>SCANREG /RESTORE
> >>and restore a copy of the registry that predates the onset of your
> >>problems.
> >>--
> >>Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> >>mike.maltby@gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >>gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys
> >>>have tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
> >>>Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative
> >>>for this session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a
> >>>windows protcetion error, system halted.
> >>>Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from
> >>>anyway) or floppy??
> >>>
> >>>Help??
> >>
> >>
>

Rick
Wed Jun 29 14:52:56 CDT 2005

If you're not on a WinME system right now, then:

www.bootdisk.com


Rick


gibby94 wrote:
> have floppy disk don't have ME boot floppy and have no idea where to get one,
> any ideas would be helpful thanks
>
> "Rick T" wrote:
>
>
>>gibby94 wrote:
>>
>>>Mike,
>>>don't have floppy disk, have cds but they're not recognised...anything else
>>>I can try
>>>Kate
>>
>>you can try getting a floppy disk unless you mean no Floppy Disk Drive ?
>>
>>
>>Rick
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>"Mike M" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Boot to a DOS prompt using a Win Me boot floppy and at the A:\> prompt
>>>>type
>>>>SCANREG /RESTORE
>>>>and restore a copy of the registry that predates the onset of your
>>>>problems.
>>>>--
>>>>Mike Maltby MS-MVP
>>>>mike.maltby@gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys
>>>>>have tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
>>>>>Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative
>>>>>for this session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a
>>>>>windows protcetion error, system halted.
>>>>>Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from
>>>>>anyway) or floppy??
>>>>>
>>>>>Help??
>>>>
>>>>

Mike
Wed Jun 29 14:52:59 CDT 2005

gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> have floppy disk don't have ME boot floppy and have no idea where to
> get one, any ideas would be helpful thanks

You can download the image of a Win Me OEM boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com. Download to your desktop,
double click to run and follow the prompts to transfer the image to a
floppy. Do NOT copy the downloaded file to a floppy - that won't make a
bootable floppy but instead a floppy disk containing the file you
downloaded.

This can be done on any PC and then the floppy used to boot the problem PC
to DOS.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com

gibby94
Wed Jun 29 15:31:02 CDT 2005

have made boot disk....entered scanreg /restore does it take ages to check
registry files? it seems to have clicked onto A drive and is not doing
anything! is this ok?

Kate

"Rick T" wrote:

> If you're not on a WinME system right now, then:
>
> www.bootdisk.com
>
>
> Rick
>
>
> gibby94 wrote:
> > have floppy disk don't have ME boot floppy and have no idea where to get one,
> > any ideas would be helpful thanks
> >
> > "Rick T" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>gibby94 wrote:
> >>
> >>>Mike,
> >>>don't have floppy disk, have cds but they're not recognised...anything else
> >>>I can try
> >>>Kate
> >>
> >>you can try getting a floppy disk unless you mean no Floppy Disk Drive ?
> >>
> >>
> >>Rick
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>"Mike M" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Boot to a DOS prompt using a Win Me boot floppy and at the A:\> prompt
> >>>>type
> >>>>SCANREG /RESTORE
> >>>>and restore a copy of the registry that predates the onset of your
> >>>>problems.
> >>>>--
> >>>>Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> >>>>mike.maltby@gmail.com
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys
> >>>>>have tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
> >>>>>Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative
> >>>>>for this session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a
> >>>>>windows protcetion error, system halted.
> >>>>>Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from
> >>>>>anyway) or floppy??
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Help??
> >>>>
> >>>>
>

Mike
Wed Jun 29 16:14:35 CDT 2005

Should take a few seconds only. What messages did you see when you typed
SCANREG /RESTORE
at the DOS prompt?
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com


gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> have made boot disk....entered scanreg /restore does it take ages to
> check registry files? it seems to have clicked onto A drive and is
> not doing anything! is this ok?

gibby94
Wed Jun 29 16:21:05 CDT 2005

have tried doing as you have said but still getting error message, even tried
this
from http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=279736
(didn't do notes bit)

To start the System Restore tool when you cannot start your Windows Me-based
computer normally or in Safe mode, you can temporarily change the Windows
shell from Explorer.exe to Progman.exe: 1. Start your computer by using the
Windows Me Startup disk.
2. At the Startup menu, choose Minimum Boot.
3. At the command prompt, type edit c:\windows\system.ini, and then press
ENTER.
4. Edit the shell= line so that it looks like this:
shell=progman.exe
5. Press ALT+F, and then press S to save the changes to the System.ini file.
6. Press ALT+F, and then press X.
7. Remove your Windows Me Startup disk, and then restart your computer. When
your computer restarts, Program Manager should start. If Program Manager does
not start, repeat steps 1 through 7, being careful to follow these steps
exactly, and then continue to the next step.
8. On the File menu, click Run, type msconfig in the Command Line box, and
then press ENTER.
9. Click Launch System Restore to begin restoring your computer to a
previous, functional state.

Notes
â?¢ After you configure your computer to start Program Manager (Progman.exe),
you can also start the System Restore tool by typing
c:\windows\system\restore\rstrui.exe at a command prompt, and then pressing
ENTER.
â?¢ If you still cannot use System Restore, repeat steps 1 through 6. In step
4, change the shell= line so that it reads:
shell=explorer.exe
This sets the Windows shell back to Explorer.exe so that you can continue
troubleshooting.

really need to get into PC need email stuff!!!

Kate
"gibby94" wrote:

> help get this but can't even start up in safe mode!! think the boys have
> tried installing a game and PC hasn't shut down properly.
> Keep getting " Registry file not found. registry may be inoperative for this
> session" then the screen goes blue and tells me theres a windows protcetion
> error, system halted.
> Don't have install CD (PC doesn't recognise CD to install from anyway) or
> floppy??
>
> Help??
>
>

gibby94
Wed Jun 29 16:28:02 CDT 2005

mike,
got blue screen saying it was checking registry files, similar to scandisk
screen. after about minute you could hear it click onto floppy drive then,
A:> was at top of page then nothing happened.

Kate

"Mike M" wrote:

> Should take a few seconds only. What messages did you see when you typed
> SCANREG /RESTORE
> at the DOS prompt?
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > have made boot disk....entered scanreg /restore does it take ages to
> > check registry files? it seems to have clicked onto A drive and is
> > not doing anything! is this ok?
>
>

Mike
Wed Jun 29 17:12:35 CDT 2005

gibby94 <gibby94@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> got blue screen saying it was checking registry files, similar to
> scandisk screen. after about minute you could hear it click onto
> floppy drive then, A:> was at top of page then nothing happened.

Kate,

In which case something appears to be very wrong. On typing SCANREG
/RESTORE at the A:\> DOS prompt you should see the screen turn blue with
the following text displayed:
At the top of the screen the words: Microsoft Registry Checker in pale
blue and underlined.
Beneath that in a grey box a list of (up to) five rb00?.cab files, each
with to its left a date below which appears the words Restore and Cancel
At the bottom of the screen the words, again in pale blue and underlined,
"Select a cab to restore from."

When booting from the boot floppy make sure you select either option 2 or
3, that is with or without CD support and not option 4 - Minimal.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
mike.maltby@gmail.com