Win7 SP1 registry help. No access to Admin

[JSmith2011]

Ahh ok, interesting. I figured those were fixable. Thanks for your input.

Any suggestions @ the user profile and how to get it back up and running? It's strange because 95% of the time during the last few days, I got the user error. A few times when I ran in safe mode (when it would let me), I could log into it........then restart and poof, I'm blocked again.

 

[file3456]

To be honest, and IMO, I wouldn't mess with trying to save the ship so to speak at this point. I'd backup all of your data and replace the HDD as soon as possible. You could probably fix the issue, but with a bad hard drive it will return and worse other things in the OS are going to start to break, and in fact over time you're data is gone, poof, like magician's flash paper.

This is why I have urged you twice now to backup your data now while you still have a chance. I wouldn't even use the computer too much either until your data is backed up. You can get an USB external HDD. Just buy one that has an adequate amount of space.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

 

[JSmith2011]

Hey man, that is fair enough which is why I came here. I know just enough about this kind of stuff to get me into trouble Thanks for your input

 

[Megahertz07]

Your disk is dying and you get corrupted files. Now it's just a few but you may get an usable disk any moment.
Did you do the data backup?
You must replace your HDD.
My suggestion: buy a small SSD (128G) for Windows and programs and a HDD for data. Also buy a caddy to replace the ODD and to hold the HDD. There is a 9.5 and a 12.7 mm. Choose the one that is same size of your ODD.

You have no idea what a SSD can improve your laptop.

HP S600 2.5" 120GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 4FZ32AA#ABC - Newegg.com
2.5", Laptop Internal Hard Drives, Hard Drives, Components - Newegg.com
VANTEC MRK-HC95A-BK SSD/HDD Aluminum Caddy for 9.5mm ODD Laptop Drive Bay - Newegg.com

 

[SIW2]

You could see if you have hives in system32\config\regback.

If you have, then you could boot into the media I provided and rename the hives in system32\config then copy in the hives from system32\config\regback

boot media
17514x86.iso

17514x64-v9.iso

Ahh ok, interesting. I figured those were fixable. Thanks for your input.

Any suggestions @ the user profile and how to get it back up and running? It's strange because 95% of the time during the last few days, I got the user error. A few times when I ran in safe mode (when it would let me), I could log into it........then restart and poof, I'm blocked again.

 

[JSmith2011]

Your disk is dying and you get corrupted files. Now it's just a few but you may get an usable disk any moment.
Did you do the data backup?
You must replace your HDD.

Doing that as we speak. I was able to log into the JS profile (thankfully) by using the registry tweak of renaming the .bak etc etc. So I'm in there now and in your opinion, what is the best way to backup? Use the windows backup or something else?

 

[JSmith2011]

You could see if you have hives in system32\config\regback.

Thanks for the heads up. The only thing I really need is the desktop and Outlook backed up. So I'll try that after I back everything up. As asked to Mega, what is your suggestion for how to backup? Use the windows feature or something else?

 

[SIW2]

I usually recommend

1) leave system restore turned on - the shadow copies can be useful

2) Make regular images, even if it only once a month. I usually suggest Aomei backupper for most people because it is very simple to use and unobtrusive. The free version is very good - the paid version adds extra features such as the ability to restore an image to different hardware.
Aomei Backupper

 

[SIW2]

I have a couple of other suggestions:

3) Use regbak ( it is free in spite of what it says on the download page ) every time you time you remember - once a month, once every three months, whatever - it gives an extra level of recovery which can be useful

regbak

4) I am fond of O&O DiskImage. It has a lot of unusual functions. There isn't a free version , though pro v11 is available on free giveaway at the moment. I suggest that anybody who is not a complete beginner get a copy while it is free. You can use it as an adjunct to your regular imaging program, or just install it to make the boot disk. That way you can use the advanced functions as and when the need arises.

O&O diskImage Pro 11 is still available on free giveaway.
Registration

Registrieren Sie sich hier fur Ihre kostenlose Vollversion von O&O DiskImage 11

They will send an email ( in german) click the link in that email and they send your free registration code. The program itself is in English

Download English Version
Download Archive

 

[JSmith2011]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'm going to need a third party app to do it b/c the windows feature keeps giving me errors when attempting to back up. Just FYI:
One drive partitioned into 4 other drives
C:
D:
F:
G:
H:
Z: which is a backup 1TB redundant drive server (Synology) but have never used it before.


Edit: Will a disc image copy the whole drive and then you can re-populate it on another drive? Or does it only copy certain files?

 

[Megahertz07]

Copy all your files (data) to an external drive.
In my opinion a disk image of a dying drive can't be trusted but if you have space on the external drive, do it.

 

[JSmith2011]

Thanks Mega - I'm backing up to Synology as we speak and I also have an external 300GB drive with me to be a fail safe.

 

[SIW2]

Many imaging programs will have an option to skip bad sectors
Ignore bad sectors O&O Software

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'm going to need a third party app to do it b/c the windows feature keeps giving me errors when attempting to back up. Just FYI:
One drive partitioned into 4 other drives
C:
D:
F:
G:
H:
Z: which is a backup 1TB redundant drive server (Synology) but have never used it before.


Edit: Will a disc image copy the whole drive and then you can re-populate it on another drive? Or does it only copy certain files?

 

[Megahertz07]

SIW2, I think that if you don't clone sector by sector, almost all images programs will skip the the bad clusters and use the relocated ones. I just don't trust a copy of a failing disk.

That is why may recommendation to COPY the data to an external disk.
On the new disk I would do a fresh install and then recover the backed up data.

 

[JSmith2011]

Which one of these drives should I get?


DriveSolutions.com


Edit: Also, which manufacturer would you guys recommend out of those listed?

 

[SIW2]

Depends on your budget. If you are going for an ssd , any of them are quicker than a spinning disk.

The link you provided is making expensive suggestions. For example, you should be able to find a Crucial 500/525gb ssd for about $100.

That is half the price your link suggests for a 500/525 gb ssd. Maybe you should try ebay and similar.

 

[Megahertz07]

I gave you the links for HDD from Newegg.
I only buy high end (black or gold) HDD from WD.
The size depends on what you want to store in it.

 

[SIW2]

Yes, he should copy the data.

It is not a bad idea to make an image as well - ignoring bad sectors.

There are several reasons for that:
1) The image might be ok and restorable.
2) You might not copy all the data, or you might realise later that you shoulc have extracted product keys from the registry - or any number of other things.

I am talking about imaging, not cloning.

SIW2, I think that if you don't clone sector by sector, almost all images programs will skip the the bad clusters and use the relocated ones. I just don't trust a copy of a failing disk.

That is why may recommendation to COPY the data to an external disk.
On the new disk I would do a fresh install and then recover the backed up data.

 

[file3456]

Which one of these drives should I get?


DriveSolutions.com


Edit: Also, which manufacturer would you guys recommend out of those listed?

How big is your hard drive now?

 

[JSmith2011]

Appreciate you guys hanging in there with me. I know you're probably helping others so thanks for sticking it through.



500 GB is the current size of my HDD. I don't really need anything bigger for what I do.


One point of contention however - I went to backup using EaseUS Todo backup and keep getting a copy-write error going from C: to D: when backing up. It starts and after a minute or two, it gives me that error. I've *reset* permissions from JS standard user to Admin and changed Admin Admin user to standard user. The error has to do with Volume Shadow Copy.


Can you guys suggest a different backup utility? Thanks!