Regedit wont run, and grant admin full control context menu wont work

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ElliottGenocide

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For some reason, my logon background image isnt showing up anymore, and when I try to change back to the way I had done it, regedit wont run, I've searched the forums for an answer, with no luck. And when I go to click grant admin full control, it brings up an open with menu, so I need a command script to grant admin to certain files again.

Windows 7 home premium 64 bit.

Please help, and thanks. And no, I dont have any viruses or malware, I take good care of my computer.
 

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Hello ElliottGenocide

Firstly do you have a system restore point available from before these problems occurred - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html
Can you remember what it was you changed in the registry.
Have a look through this,it has a copy of the default background and an application to change the logon background without having to touch the registry - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5382-log-screen-change.html
I would also run this - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html see if that helps.

Danny
 

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Unfortunetly I don't have a restore point, I made the changes to the registry more than a month ago, it just today reverted back to the default logon screen; and I would like to avoid adding software for something like this; I'd rather do it from the registry with a script; and I'd like to fix the registry so it'll open, I do still need it for other things. And I also need a script to add grant admin full control to my right context menu;
 

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This will add take ownership to the context menu and show you how to gain full control of an item - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html

What error message are you getting when you open regedit.Is it from a shortcut.Try opening it from C:\Windows\regedit see if that makes any difference.

Did you try running SFC /SCANNOW were there any errors

Danny
 

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ok regedit is fixed, thank you very much, but do you know where a different admin script is, rather than take owner ship I'd like to Grant Admin Full control, for some reason the take owner ship script only works on a select few of my programs.
 

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Thats good news
I am not aware of a script but that's not to say there isn't a way although its not to much extra work to do it manually.

Danny
 

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Ok now I cant open reg edit again, this time I'm getting an Error Message:

This Version of this file is not compatible with the version of windows you're running. Check your computers system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher.

I'm running 64-bit.
 

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Can not access regedit

I can't seem to access regedit, I get this error:

This version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher.

I am Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1

I just used regedit the other day, not sure why this happened and I need to access the registry ASAP. And it appears as though it got put on windows 95 and not Windows 7.
 

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Where is regedit.exe running from, should be C:\Windows. This is what it looks like on my Win 7 Pro X64 system:

RegeditWin7X64.jpg

Open a Command Prompt and enter where regedit. Response should be

>where regedit
C:\Windows\regedit.exe
 

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It's where it should be, in C:\windows

The problem is, is that it somehow changed its compatibility from Windows 7 to Windows 95, it wont allow me to change it back to windows 7 because the software was made by them and came with Windows 7
 

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This looks like a file permissions problem. You should be logged in as Administrator to correct this.

Open C:\Windows, locate regedit.exe file and right click on the file and select properties.

Go to Security tab and check the administrator's rights for this program. If it is not full control, click on Advanced, go to Owner tab and change owner to Administrator. Close the dialog box and change the Administrator's rights to "Full Control". Now hopefully you should be able to change the compatibility mode from Win 95 to Win 7 and execute the program.
Or alternatively you may search on Google and download one of the free registry editors like

Registrar Registry Manager 6.52
or
O&O RegEditor
or
any other freely downloadable registry editors for window 7 and use.
 
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I am logged on as an administrator, I've checked and double checked all of that, I take good care of my computer and I have no malware of any kind.
 

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What happens if you boot to Safe Mode and login as Administrator.

Note that you have to enable the hidden Administrator account first.
Open a Command Prompt
To enable: Enter net user administrator /active:yes
To disable: Enter net user administrator /active:no
Click to expand...
 

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Intel Integrated HD Graphics
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Your Compatibility tab is ok, that's the way it should be. Show me 3 pictures of your Security tab ( Administrators and Users highlighted, and also the Advanced tab).
 

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In regedit Properties, click on Help me choose the settings, see if that gets you any where.
 

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Windows 10 Pro X64
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16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 22" LCD
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
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250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
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Dell USB
Mouse
Lenovo USB
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Cable via Road Runner 3MB Upload, 30MB Download
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MBAM Pro, MBAE
Browser
Seamonkey
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
Here's the three you asked for I believe. And I've already checked that, that doesnt seem to apply to my issue for some reason.
 

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Thanks for pictures. Looks ok, you have the permissions ok. Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and trying to run regedit?
 

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    Laptop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Precision 7510
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    W7PRO
    CPU
    Intel i7-6820HQ @ 2.7GHz
    Memory
    16GB
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    OS
    W7Pro

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  • Computer type
    Laptop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Precision 7510
    OS
    W7PRO
    CPU
    Intel i7-6820HQ @ 2.7GHz
    Memory
    16GB
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    OS
    W7Pro
No it doesn't work in safemode either, and I already tried the SFC Scan, no such luck.
 

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