Messed up the Registry! No Program can start, not even regedit

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  1. Posts : 6
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #1

    Messed up the Registry! No Program can start, not even regedit


    Hi,
    today i wanted to change the default program files direction to "Q:\Program Files\" instead of "C:\Program Files". So what i did was:
    -I opened regedit
    -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
    -and i just changed "C:" in every value that contains it, to "Q:"

    Now, after i rebooted my pc for the first time since that, i cant open any programs with their executables located on "C:". Neither can i move anything to or from "C:". Not even Windows programs like "regedit" work.
    It keeps saying "C:\Program Files\Teamspeak 3 Client\teamspeak.exe" cannot be found! Please make sure if you spelled it right!" (Sorry if the translation sucks, i'm german ^^).

    And i also got an error like "class not found" or something.. please help me!
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  2. Posts : 1,025
    Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1
       #2

    Just as Windows begins to boot, press F8 for Advanced Boot Options. Try Last Good Configuration. Next try Restore System to previous point in time.
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  3. Posts : 6
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    paul1149 said:
    Just as Windows begins to boot, press F8 for Advanced Boot Options. Try Last Good Configuration. Next try Restore System to previous point in time.
    Thats exactly the problem.. I cant even do that.. when i try to open it, it says "System Recovery could not be started". I need to somehow put it back to default.. still i have no idea how
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  4. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #4

    What is your reasoning for doing this?

    today i wanted to change the default program files direction to "Q:\Program Files\" instead of "C:\Program Files"
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  5. Posts : 1,025
    Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1
       #5

    Last Good Config also didn't work?
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  6. Posts : 6
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    paul1149 said:
    Last Good Config also didn't work?
    nope..
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  7. Posts : 4,161
    Windows 7 Pro-x64
       #7

    Boot from your Windows disc and do a repair install.
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  8. Posts : 6
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    carwiz said:
    Boot from your Windows disc and do a repair install.
    What do you mean?
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  9. Posts : 1,025
    Linux Lite 3.2 x64; Windows 7, 8.1
       #9

    I would go in with a boot disk - linux (Mint or an older Parted Magic) would be easier than WinRE - and go to ..\windows\system32\config and rename System to system.old. Then go to the RegBack folder there and copy System to the mother folder.

    (That is, providing that Regback\System has a Modified Date predating the problem.)
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  10. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #10

    Here you go a tutorial by Brink.

    Repair Install
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