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QI recently bought a new PC running Windows 7. My older applications work just fine but Paint Shop Pro 6 simply refuses to work. It displays a message saying that it ‘Failed to update the system Registry’ and suggests I need to use something called Regedit. What is this and what should I do...

I have some registry problems in my recently installed windows 7 64 bits. When I try to add a 32 bits ODBC throw C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe (and running as Administrator) and It throws me a "Cannot Write to registry" error. If I enter into regedit as an administrator and if I go to any...

URGENT!!!!! ive accidently changed the DPI to 500 just to try and i cant do ANYTHING right now. i also tried SAFE MODE reg edit and still doesnt work IM SCREWED! :'( HELP HELP HELP

Introduced in Internet Explorer 8, was the advent of "InPrivate Filtering" mode, which essentially allows users to create a pre-defined set of rules for content blocking. Several people on the interweb have devoted time to making HUGE lists of suffixes, web addresses and more of websites/ads...

I want to add some options to the right click menu. For instance, when I right-click a Haskell (.hs) file, I want to have an option "Compile with GHC". Following some instructions I found online, I went into regedit, and under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.hs, I added shell\Compile with GHC\command...

Hello, I have a problem with my windows 7 Installation. Every time I boot to windows it hangs and says "Preparing your windows" and after that I get a blank screen. This happened after I removed the Windows XP I had on the same HHD, and extended the Windows 7 partition. I can not enter...

Hey all, I've been looking around the forums for a while for a similar thread and couldn't find one so i thought i'd just post it. So. I am currently playing a game (ArmA 2) that has real issues with allowing a profile change. When you first install the game it just grabs the Users...

Hello, I am running windows 7 and I came home from work and my spysweeper told em i had a trojan, "trojan.fakealert" I ran the sweep and got rid of the trojan only probem is I cannot open any files. I tried running in Safe mode, Nothing works. I go to start go to the search programs and files, I...

The Windows 7 Start Menu search function seems to work quite well for most programs. I type "wo" and "Microsoft Word is highlighted on the top of the list. I type "ex" and Microsoft Excel is at the top of the list, followed by Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer. But try and run regedit.exe...

Hi Guys, I have just switched from a desk top running Vista to a laptop using Windows 7 Home Premium. From day one the cursor, mouse or touch-pad has done its own thing, one minute its a scroll cursor and scrolls the window up and down or side to side, it will close/resize windows if I let it...

The Problem: Cannot access homegroup because I am told "Homegroup Password Incorrect.":(:confused::mad: Before anyone flames me, I have spent at least 10 hours over the last week trying to find why in the world I have such a stupid issue. Please only serious "helpful" responses. I am not a...

When I try to open regedit by command in Windows 7 I see the the message that this file can't be found. Can somebody help me with this?

I was stunned to see the file size of the registry after exporting it with RegEdit - 200 MByte text file :o that's crazy!

I got my PC infected with some spyware and virus from online. I used avast and AVG to get rid of the virus. Every time I try to open any program, my PC asks me to "Choose the program you want to open this file". So I have to go to run as administrator and use the file. I tried to go to...

Hi all. In vista you could open a files location from the start menu by right clicking it.But in windows 7 i cant.Is there a way to enable it.Or does anyone know the string for regedit so i can add it?.. As you can see the screen-shot below. Link Removed Thanks

After a few days of struggling with my laptops wireless internet. As it keeps disconnecting and reconnecting as I troubleshoot and look for solutions. I've come across while using ipconfig /all in command prompt I get 52 Tunnel adapters, all of which say Media disconnected. I do have my IPv6...

Hello, Ok, here is my problem Each time i open a .exe file it opens with Notepad, and i see some ASCII code! now, i searched many forums, and they all says "Open Regedit" and bla bla bla".. or "Open cmd and bla bla bla".. ok that's amazing BUT! regedit.EXE, and cmd.EXE are .EXE...

I'm hoping that one of you geniuses can stop me from having to take drastic action and reimage my brand new pc......heres the problem. (by the way, I have read, reread and read some more on how to fix it but to no avail.) I have a new PC running Win7 Home Premium. I also have an old laptop...

I can no longer open any programs at all on main account on my computer. Yes, reghkr screed up the registry. I was working on a poster's problem regarding only allowing certain applications to run. I created the correct registry keys and placed notepad and regedit in the list. I tested...

Ok, I have been having this problem for a couple days now and have searched countless sites for answers. I am not able to run Regedit, Regedt32 or any type of .reg script file. From within Windows, I get either Access Denied or can't find file. From an Elevated Command Prompt, after running a...