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Invalid value for registry?

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  • 04-11-2011 4:01pm
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    TheFullDuck
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    Hello folk,

    I have a dell vostro running windows 7 professional. The laptop was running fine last night but when i booted it this morning I got a popup telling me there was an invalid value for registry and the computer would have to restart, I let it do this, however the same thing happened a second and third time so I decided to boot the laptop in safe mode, the same thing happened again though. I tried to quickly access the control panel and my computer before it restarted but I was blocked.

    Now I dont visit shady sites or install strange programs and I'm running an up-to-date mse.

    The only program I installed recently was hippolite to control the laptop from the iphone.

    Any help is appreciated I'm at a loss of what to do next :(


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    Mr. Presentable
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    Can you get to a command prompt?


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    Mr. Presentable
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    System Restore should fix your PC if you can get a command prompt, or have a recovery CD (you can make one from another W7 pc if needed)


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    TheFullDuck
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    Mr. Presentable wrote: »
    Can you get to a command prompt?

    No, I started safe mode with command prompt. It took a good five minutes to get passed the welcome screen then straight away I was told the plug and play connection failed? and it would have to restart?

    edit:
    I'll try system restore quickly with the command prompt before it restarts and report back, thanks.


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    Mr. Presentable
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    You need a recovery disc. Find another W7 PC and make a disc

    http://forums.techarena.in/guides-tutorials/1114725.htm


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    TheFullDuck
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    Mr. Presentable wrote: »
    System Restore should fix your PC if you can get a command prompt, or have a recovery CD (you can make one from another W7 pc if needed)

    So I used system restore back as far as summer but im still getting the restarts, but I managed to jot down what error messages I was getting

    One was; "windows must now restart because the power service terminated unexpectedly"

    "microsoft visual c++, runtime error program/roxio... this program requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way."

    :confused:


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    Mr. Presentable
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    Can you use a Windows disc to make a repair?


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    TheFullDuck
    Registered Users Posts: 846 ✭✭✭TheFullDuck


    Mr. Presentable wrote: »
    Can you use a Windows disc to make a repair?

    I could track them down, I dont have them with me. Does that just involve putting the disc in the drive and booting with through that?

    Sorry for some of the noob questions!


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