Wow - first let me say thanks to all for trying to help me out of this mess.
OK, now to business.
Yes, this is my employers computer. I manage the website and all my files are on it - I have backed them up; however, right now I cannot make any changes (and right now I am supposed to!). I am also the bookkeeper/office administrator so there is alot on there that I need to access!
My OS is Windows 7. I am the only user on the computer. I did not alter the extension when I saved the backup - only gave it another name "registry fix 10-12.reg" so I would know which file it was.
My task bar on the bottom has changed, can no longer see the battery life, will not toggle windows, stuck on desktop only. I always get the message that windows is not responding. I can no longer access the internet. I can open a document but as soon as I try to type anything it freezes. It is extremely, extremely slow.
I tried importing the file as suggested above, in safe mode also, still no luck. Same error message: Cannot import C:\Users\Donna\Documents\registry fix 10-12.reg: Error accessing the registry
When I tried system restore, I did check for more restore points, nothing came up.
I would love to copy the file to show you, I think that would be beneficial but I am not sure how to do it. I tried copying it to a flash drive to open on another computer to copy; however, I just realized that if I try to open it it just comes up for me to merge the files (and I sure do not want to mess with the computer I am on!). If you can walk me through how to change it to a text file that would be great.
Again, I am deeply appreciative of everyone's help.
Donna