Regedit

[Judy L]

Thanks for your help Sharon
Judy


"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 22:01:30 +1100, Judy L wrote:
>
> > I seem to be missing something in this program as I cant get it to work.
> > I have XP Home Editiion
> >
> > The following files
> > regedit 131 kb (application) - in Windows
> > regedit 13 kb (help file)- in Windows - Help file
> > regedt 46kb (Compiled hmtl - in Windows - Help file
> > REGEDIT.EXE-1B606482.pf - Windows prefetch
> >
> > Anyone know what is missing and where I can get the missing file from
> > please?
> > Judy
>
> Many viruses, worms and trojans will block the running of MSCONFIG, Task
> Manager and the Registry Editor -thus making the removal of the intrusion
> more difficult. Since the system tools are blocked by name, renaming their
> executables is a workaround. Example: Rename regedit.exe to regedit.com
>
> In your case, rename the one in the Windows folder that is 131 kb in size.
> (The next two in your list are help files and the last one is prefetch
> data.)
>
> Or you can run the tool created by MVP Doug Knox that creates a "backup
> set" of those three programs for you:
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
> Run the resulting regedit.com that this program creates.
>
> Also, check your system thoroughly with an up to date antivirus program.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS MVP - Windows Shell/User