Hey check this out-
commandwindows.com/reg.htm
This is for running registry editor in the command prompt that you can
access from all program->accessories->command prompt

On 10/6/09, RebelRed <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Just a P.S. that was 8 machines out of 13 machines, so some did not
> have the problem.
>
> On Oct 6, 7:38 am, RebelRed <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Howdy and thanks for the tips.
>>      The reason I have this problem consistantly is because I am
>> teaching a class in Windows XP. We have swappable hard drives in the
>> computers in the classroom so that we can pull out the regular drive
>> and stick my class drives in and switch them back at the end of class
>> so that we do not interfere with the other class subjects taught in
>> this room.
>>
>>       I have been teaching Windows for 6 years and XP for 5 (this
>> being the last year before moving on to Win7), and this is the first
>> semester where this has become a problem. In fact, it never happened
>> once before this semester. I fixed several students' machines with the
>> methods I listed, but have one that I cannot fix. We also did a repair
>> install on it and I guess we are going to have to do a full install.
>>
>>       We cannot update the machines because we do not have Internet
>> connectivity until our school's Network Infrastructure Upgrade is
>> finished sometime next year (Well, we could do updates the hard way,
>> but why bother). We also do not run Anti-virus and again why bother. I
>> have a server (sort of, I put Server software on an old machine pieced
>> together with a 24-port hub that is also not connected to the
>> Internet), and I make the students for learning purposes make their
>> own patch cables to plug into the hub and also teach them how to put
>> their machines on our little improvised network both in a work group
>> and in a domain. The drives are wiped clean and repartitioned every
>> semester (by the students) before we start installing Windows each
>> semester.
>>
>>       The problem started about 2 classes after the install, and then
>> again, it has never happened before in the past and I cannot figure
>> out what is different this time. Each student has a separate install
>> disk, so for it to be corrupt installs on about 8 machines is a pretty
>> big coincidence. During the 2 classes between the install and the
>> problem, they were just doing activities out of the book like learning
>> to create folders and add/delete security permissions. And add user
>> profiles for workgroups and domains with and without local and global
>> security rights. They do not get into the Window configurations that
>> might possibly affect the start menu for another 2 weeks.
>>
>>       If this added information gives you any ideas, I would love to
>> hear them. And thank you for your time.
>>
>>                                             Thanks......Red.
>>
>> On Oct 6, 2:59 am, DaveyBoi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Let us know if things change or if you've tried anything different,
>> > any registry changes, tweaks you did yourself or with any third-party
>> > software you did on the system files, registry, etc
>>
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>


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