Hi. I am new to this group and am here because I need help. Am having troubles with my laptop and am registry repairs and system tools. It is a it overwhelming. They all say they are good. Would like to know what people are using. I need intuitive programs because I am not a programmer - just a pretty good software user.

Thanks

What OS and variant are you using?

OK registeries are best left alone. They have a habit of getting larger and larger as you load/unload software. The best solution is IMHO delete your OS and re-install it. Admittedly a pain but your PC will run as fast as the day you bought it.

Again, my advice is don't mess with the registeries.

Ok, thanks. I run winxp spII. Have been having a lot of problems the last two days. Locking up, can't end task, and the only way to shut down is to turn the thing off. I've tried restore and nothing will restore. It locks up in the middle of restore. Ergo, my question re: fixing the registry.

Originally Posted by HippyWarlock

What OS and variant are you using?

OK registeries are best left alone. They have a habit of getting larger and larger as you load/unload software. The best solution is IMHO delete your OS and re-install it. Admittedly a pain but your PC will run as fast as the day you bought it.

Again, my advice is don't mess with the registeries.

I use
RegSeeker

As a free tool it works pretty well.

However I do not think just cleaning the registry will help your issues.

Try running check disk:


start > run > cmd
in the new window type chkdsk /r
when prompted to run on boot choose Y & reboot
this will check for & fix any disk errors.



Also: look in your Event viewer: rt. click My Computer then click Manage then Event Viewer.
Or: Administrative Tools/Event Viewer or Start/Run/ eventvwr
Open the system as well as the application tabs & look for X errors. Click error line for details.
Post back the source & event id & Description especially of errors that seem to coincide with this issue.
Also check the Information lines that might coincide with this issue.

How to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP






As a first response you might want to post a HijackThis log for review by our Pros in that section:

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Please specify what issues you appear to be experiencing along with your log.

Rand chkdsk. Was on a loop I think. Ran since 10 pm last night. Was on stage five, 55% complete, when I went to bed and on 4 this morning. Checked event log.

Waring event id 1517

error event 101
error event 1000

had to shut off the computer 3 tirmes before I could get past the scheduled check.

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