registry mechanic/crap cleaner goof

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I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
registry...

[Alias]

wrote:

> I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
> now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
> that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
> That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
> And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
> registry...
>


I don't know about Registry Mechanic, but CCleaner has an undo if you
saved the registry changes. Just right click on the saved items you
removed and choose "merge".

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[Mike M]

> wrote:

> I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
> now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
> that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
> That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
> And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
> registry...

In which case:
a) Run any undo files you made when running these tools,
if that fails,
b) Use system restore and roll you system back to a checkpoint created
before using those tools,
and if system restore is broken,
c) Click, Start, Run and enter in the box
SCANREG /RESTORE
choose a date immediately prior to running those tools and on completion
reboot your system.
--
Mike Maltby

[Noel Paton]

Reboot to Safe Mode
Open Device Manager
Remove ALL Display Adapters
Remove ALL Monitors
Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
hopefully curing your problem.

--
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> wrote in message
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>I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
> now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
> that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
> That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
> And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
> registry...
>

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Alias wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
> > now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
> > that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
> > That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
> > And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
> > registry...
> >
>
>
> I don't know about Registry Mechanic, but CCleaner has an undo if you
> saved the registry changes. Just right click on the saved items you
> removed and choose "merge".

Registry Mechanic had a restore function. I tried that to no avail.
I looked but didn't see the CCleaner option. Too late, I already
uninstalled it.
..
..
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Noel Paton wrote:
> Reboot to Safe Mode
> Open Device Manager
> Remove ALL Display Adapters
> Remove ALL Monitors
> Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
> hopefully curing your problem.

I tried this and got pretty good results, except the reinstall
couldn't find 4 .dll's, a .bin, a .drv and a .vxd.


> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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>
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>
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> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
> > now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
> > that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
> > That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
> > And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
> > registry...
> >

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Mike M wrote:
> > wrote:
>
> > I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
> > now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
> > that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
> > That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
> > And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
> > registry...
>
> In which case:
> a) Run any undo files you made when running these tools,
> if that fails,
> b) Use system restore and roll you system back to a checkpoint created
> before using those tools,
> and if system restore is broken,
> c) Click, Start, Run and enter in the box
> SCANREG /RESTORE
> choose a date immediately prior to running those tools and on completion
> reboot your system.

option c) worked best of all! It's workin' like a dream! So far...
(I uninstalled Registry Mechanic, too.)
..
..
--

[Alias]

wrote:

> Alias wrote:
>
wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
>>>now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
>>>that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
>>>That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
>>>And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
>>>registry...
>>>
>>
>>
>>I don't know about Registry Mechanic, but CCleaner has an undo if you
>>saved the registry changes. Just right click on the saved items you
>>removed and choose "merge".
>
>
> Registry Mechanic had a restore function. I tried that to no avail.
> I looked but didn't see the CCleaner option. Too late, I already
> uninstalled it.
> .
> .
> --
>

Like I said, you need to have backed up what you removed and, if you
want to restore it, you need to go to the back ups and right click on
them and choose merge. That said, I have used CCleaner on many machines
with no adverse affects so I suspect your problem did not originate from
CCleaner. I have heard of adverse affects from using Registry Mechanic
so I suspect that's where the problem originated.

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[Mike M]

> wrote:

> option c) worked best of all! It's workin' like a dream! So far...

I'm pleased to read you've now managed to fix your problems.

> (I uninstalled Registry Mechanic, too.)

Thanks for the feedback.
--
Mike Maltby

[Noel Paton]

> wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Mike M wrote:
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > I used Registry Mechanic and then Crap Cleaner, and
>> > now everything on my desktop boots up O.K., except
>> > that it looks like safe mode. But it's not in safe mode.
>> > That is, everything is displayed much larger than usual.
>> > And the sound doesn't work. I guess I messed up the
>> > registry...
>>
>> In which case:
>> a) Run any undo files you made when running these tools,
>> if that fails,
>> b) Use system restore and roll you system back to a checkpoint created
>> before using those tools,
>> and if system restore is broken,
>> c) Click, Start, Run and enter in the box
>> SCANREG /RESTORE
>> choose a date immediately prior to running those tools and on completion
>> reboot your system.
>
> option c) worked best of all! It's workin' like a dream! So far...
> (I uninstalled Registry Mechanic, too.)
> .
> .


Good!

You may still find that you have problems with the drivers (judging by the
results you got doing the reinstall I proposed) - in which case you will
need to go to the manufacturer's website, and download a new set of drivers
from there, and install them

What happened when you used System Restore??
Exact details please!

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

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[[email protected]]

wrote:
> Noel Paton wrote:
> > Reboot to Safe Mode
> > Open Device Manager
> > Remove ALL Display Adapters
> > Remove ALL Monitors
> > Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
> > hopefully curing your problem.
>
> I tried this and got pretty good results, except the reinstall
> couldn't find 4 .dll's, a .bin, a .drv and a .vxd.

And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running,
along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an
SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons.
I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan...
,
,
--

[Alias]

wrote:

> wrote:
>
>>Noel Paton wrote:
>>
>>>Reboot to Safe Mode
>>>Open Device Manager
>>>Remove ALL Display Adapters
>>>Remove ALL Monitors
>>>Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
>>>hopefully curing your problem.
>>
>>I tried this and got pretty good results, except the reinstall
>>couldn't find 4 .dll's, a .bin, a .drv and a .vxd.
>
>
> And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running,
> along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an
> SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons.
> I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan...
> ,
> ,
> --
>

SIS comes from your motherboard, if you click on it, I suspect you will
find it has to do with your onboard video card. You uninstall CCleaner
and leave McAfee on your machine. Amazing.

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[Noel Paton]

"Alias" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Noel Paton wrote:
>>>
>>>>Reboot to Safe Mode
>>>>Open Device Manager
>>>>Remove ALL Display Adapters
>>>>Remove ALL Monitors
>>>>Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
>>>>hopefully curing your problem.
>>>
>>>I tried this and got pretty good results, except the reinstall
>>>couldn't find 4 .dll's, a .bin, a .drv and a .vxd.
>>
>>
>> And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running,
>> along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an
>> SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons.
>> I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan...
>> ,
>> ,
>> --
>>
>
> SIS comes from your motherboard, if you click on it, I suspect you will
> find it has to do with your onboard video card. You uninstall CCleaner and
> leave McAfee on your machine. Amazing.
>


:)
More likely the Sound card, Alias, since that's what he just reinstalled.


--
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[Alias]

Noel Paton wrote:

> "Alias" > wrote in message
> ...
>
wrote:
>>
>>
wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Noel Paton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Reboot to Safe Mode
>>>>>Open Device Manager
>>>>>Remove ALL Display Adapters
>>>>>Remove ALL Monitors
>>>>>Reboot to Normal Mode - Windows will reinstall the required drivers -
>>>>>hopefully curing your problem.
>>>>
>>>>I tried this and got pretty good results, except the reinstall
>>>>couldn't find 4 .dll's, a .bin, a .drv and a .vxd.
>>>
>>>
>>>And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running,
>>>along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an
>>>SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons.
>>>I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan...
>>>,
>>>,
>>>--
>>>
>>
>>SIS comes from your motherboard, if you click on it, I suspect you will
>>find it has to do with your onboard video card. You uninstall CCleaner and
>>leave McAfee on your machine. Amazing.
>>
>
>
>
> :)
> More likely the Sound card, Alias, since that's what he just reinstalled.
>
>

On my computer, SIS is the on board video card. The OP can find out by
right clicking on it and seeing what options are offered.

http://www.processlibrary.com/directory/files/sistray/

Alias

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Noel Paton wrote:
>
> What happened when you used System Restore??
> Exact details please!

It brought up only one previous snapshot, from that
afternoon. I don't know how it was taken---I didn't do it.
(Next time I will) I selected it and rebooted. The
same problem recurred.
..
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Alias wrote:
> wrote:
> >
> > And the other thing I noticed is that Sistray was running,
> > along with Systray. There was an unfamiliar icon with an
> > SIS on it that appeared at bottom right with the other icons.
> > I ran McAfee, but it didn't detect any trojan...
>
> SIS comes from your motherboard, if you click on it, I suspect you will
> find it has to do with your onboard video card.

I searched "sistray systray" on Google and found a site
that linked sistray with trojan.prova.


>You uninstall CCleaner
> and leave McAfee on your machine. Amazing.

You don't like McAfee...
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[Noel Paton]

What was the title of the snapshot? - it will usually give a clue as to its
origin,
The fact that you had only the single point is disturbing - and is something
I have recently heard frequently where Cleaner has been used. I'll have a
play and see what it does.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

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> wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Noel Paton wrote:
>>
>> What happened when you used System Restore??
>> Exact details please!
>
> It brought up only one previous snapshot, from that
> afternoon. I don't know how it was taken---I didn't do it.
> (Next time I will) I selected it and rebooted. The
> same problem recurred.
> .
> .
> --
>