Limited access on wireless network

shib said:

I did not install anything the latest was installed on seventeenth. Divx update

Also no windows updates?

Do you know how to boot into windows recovery environment? Do you know how to do it from win7 installation dvd? You have a win7 install dvd or system repair disk?

Boot into windows recovery environment (tap F8 on boot, or from win7 install dvd "repair your computer")
Enter "command prompt"

Code:

diskpart
list volume
exit

Look at the size of the volumes. Now you know the drive letter of win7 OS (not necessary C!)

Code:

c: (replace drive letter with actual drive letter of win7 partition!!)
cd \windows\system32\config
(now you are in registry files folder)
(you must save current registry files)
copy default default.bak
copy sam sam.bak
copy security security.bak
copy software software.bak
copy system system.bak
xcopy c:\windows\system32\config\regback c:\windows\system32\config
(you copied files from regback to config)

Now post camshot. Be sure all commands succeeded succesfully! If camshot is fine...reboot from harddisk
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Now regback files are copied to config (so made live).
old versions are .bak files. You can copy the 5 files back (in case system doesn't boot), for example:

Code:

 c: (replace drive letter with actual drive letter of win7 partition!!)
cd \windows\system32\config
copy default.bak default
copy sam.bak sam
etc

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Do you understand?

in screenshot
copy default default.bak=>probably scrolled of screen
copy sam sam.bak
copy security security.bak=>you forgot it?
copy software software.bak
copy system system.bak

It works so who cares!

In elevated command prompt:

Code:

 
c:
cd  \windows\system32\config
dir  *.bak  (do you see the 5 files you made a copy?)
del  *.bak

Is windows update still working and enabled? check for updates please
Is system restore enabled now?

In registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\hivelist you see where the real registry files are

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\hivelist]
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\HARDWARE"="" =>irrelevant. Will be built dynamic
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\BCD00000000"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Boot\\BCD" =>just the bootmenu
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SOFTWARE"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Windows\\System32\\config\\software"
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SYSTEM"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Windows\\System32\\config\\system"
"\\REGISTRY\\USER\\.DEFAULT"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Windows\\System32\\config\\default"
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SECURITY"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Windows\\System32\\config\\security"
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SAM"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Windows\\System32\\config\\sam"

system user and normal user stuff.
"\\REGISTRY\\USER\\S-1-5-20"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Windows\\ServiceProfiles\\NetworkService\\ntuser.dat"
"\\REGISTRY\\USER\\S-1-5-19"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Windows\\ServiceProfiles\\LocalService\\ntuser.dat"
"\\Registry\\User\\S-1-5-21-3156605357-3623761463-3254633244-1001"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Users\\Ron\\ntuser.dat"
"\\Registry\\User\\S-1-5-21-3156605357-3623761463-3254633244-1001_Classes"="\\Device\\HarddiskVolume1\\Users\\Ron\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\UsrClass.d at"


Do you see the 5 important files? Each week those 5 files are copied to subfolder regback. So you can always go (at most) 7 days back in time. Of couse longer if system doesn't boot anymore so new registry backup files aren't created. Never put only 1 file back!