[muhammedan]

There is a problem. when i open the run from start and type in
REGEDIT this message will appear

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regedit
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Windows cannot find 'regedit'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.
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OK   
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Does it solvable?
Thank you for any helps.

[ryn413]

muhammedan, on 6 Mar, 2009 - 12:36 AM, said:

There is a problem. when i open the run from start and type in
REGEDIT this message will appear

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regedit
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Windows cannot find 'regedit'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.
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OK   
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Does it solvable?
Thank you for any helps.

are you logged in as an administrator or a limited user?

[danny_kay1710]

If you are logged in as an administrator try using the full path to regedit.

It will be in the Windows folder so in most cases c:\windows\regedit.exe should work.

If not then regedit has been deleted from your system.

If it has been deleted check in c:\windows\system32\dllcache folder see if its in there. In most cases system file protection should already have put it back if it was enabled so I am not sure if it will be in there.

You can also copy it off the XP CD. on the XP cd there will be a REGEDIT.EX_ file and an EXPAND.EXE in the i386 folder on the cd.

Try running the following (from the command prompt) where D is the drive letter of your CD.

d:\i386\expand.exe d:\i386\regedit.ex_ c:\windows\regedit.exe 

If that is successful try re-running regedit.

Danny

This post has been edited by danny_kay1710: 06 March 2009 - 02:11 AM

[muhammedan]

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are you logged in as an administrator or a limited user?

I logged as an administrator user.

[muhammedan]

danny kay1710 my command prompt is not open.when i clicked on it this message is appear

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C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
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Windows cannot find 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.
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OK   
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[no2pencil]

Something trashed your Windows programs, probably in order to protect itself.

What I would do is jot down your XP registration code, get an XP OS disk that matches your OS (home/Pro) & do an OS repair.

Boot off the cd, select to install, F8 to accept the agreement, & then at the next screen select R for repair. Not the console repair, but the OS repair. It'll go through the same steps like an install, but what it's doing is removing the Windows core dlls & sys files, & then reinstalls them. At one point you will be prompted for the registration key. This will reinstall your missing exe's.

You'll want to make sure that you then do any hot fixes, updates, or service packs that are missing.

Best of luck!