Need help....

Saturday, January 5, 2008 by JDLiddle | Discussion: Windows XP

Several times over the past couple months I've had a problem with Windows/system/config/system disappearing,which causes me to have to re-intall windows,etc...I use Acronis True Image,so it takes less than an hour,but its still a pain....everythings working fine,shut the PC down and when I turn it back on SYSTEM is missing or corrupt again.My question is is there away to back the registry up to a seperate drive and if so how can that file be run from the windows repair console???? will take any help I can get,this is getting really annoying...
ZubaZ
Reply #1 Saturday, January 5, 2008 10:28 PM
Is Trueimage resetting sytem dates and times?  That might be part of yoru WB problem.  Better to work on that than trying to futz with keys etc.
eieio
Reply #2 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:14 AM
You might try using a program called 'erunt' found here

Read this for a description of how to access the backed up registry from the repair console.



Zubaz ... I've used True Image for a while now and not had any issues like the OP is having. Sounds like a flaky drive to me
yrag
Reply #3 Sunday, January 6, 2008 12:43 AM
Sounds like a flaky drive to me


Bingo......
JDLiddle
Reply #4 Sunday, January 6, 2008 2:43 AM
Not a possibility...Brand new hard drive...WD Caviar SE16 500GB Hard Drive...Smart Drive status check was fine,no error or failure codes were found...gotta be something else.
JDLiddle
Reply #5 Sunday, January 6, 2008 2:44 AM
Thanks pictoratus...will try it.
Icandy125
Reply #6 Sunday, January 6, 2008 2:47 PM
I try to download some of these free themes and the file format is unknown so they dont install, how do i fix this?    Its driving me crazy
Bichur
Reply #7 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:07 PM
I try to download some of these free themes and the file format is unknown


that usually indicates you don't have the needed software installed to run the format

go back to the gallery, there's a website link near the top to take you to get the software

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