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  1. Injust
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    Deleted Registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software


    Hey guys,
    Long story short, I delete the whole "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software" folder, so I tried to restore it with YARU (Yet Another Registry Utility), which should have worked. However, I actually REBOOTED before doing this, and Windows flashed me this screen that said "Setting Up Personalized Settings for...". It was like what you get when you have a new user account. To prove that, I launched Windows Media Player, and it asked me to set the settings. DAMNIT!

    So then, I restored everything. The theme was changed to Windows XP, so I changed it back to Windows 7. However, I CANNOT get the Taskbar and Start Menu settings to change! I am an administrator user account, and the settings JUST WON'T CHANGE! I can apply a setting, and nothing will happen, and when I open the settings dialog again, it's like I didn't make any changes

    I ran Startup Repair, but it couldn't fix my problem. Currently running SFC, but I need URGENT HELP!

    Thanks,
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  3. Injust
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    SFC came back with "no integrity violations"
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  4. Brink
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    Hello Justin,

    You could do a system restore at boot using a restore point (if available) dated before you did this to undo it.

    Hope this helps, :)
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  6. Injust
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    Sorry, no restore points are available
    KNEW IT!
    Shoulda done a backup :P
    Been editting the registry for a long while, and THIS has to happen
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  7. Brink
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    Oh my. It never does seem to happen when you're prepared for it.

    You're looking at most likely needing to reinstall Windows 7.
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  8. Kaktussoft
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    Are you sure you messed around with ONLY HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software?
    If so... only your user account has problems.

    sfc/scan doesn't solve it. System restore isn't working I read, no backup as well.
    reinstall/upgrade install doesn't solve it.

    What did you restore (or tried to restore) using YARU?
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  10. Injust
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    The whole HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software branch.
    I'm thinking that I know what I messed up, and am trying to restore the keys using YARU, but most of em have been overwritten already
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  11. AddRAM
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    Why did you delete it ??????????????????
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  12. Kaktussoft
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    AddRAM said:
    Why did you delete it ??????????????????
    Good question.

    Why did you disable restore points?
    Why don't you make backups?
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  13. Injust
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    Oh, I was removing stuff leftover from uninstalled programs :P
    But I guess I didn't select the proper folder
    So, any way I can fix this?
    Because also, all my programs are messed up
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