RSBRC Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I backed up my registry before I went playing in it and the long and short of it I made a mess so I right click on the .reg file in my documents and click merge and get a pop-up which says Windows cannot find '...registry copy.reg'. Make sure you type the name correctly, and then try again. So I'm thinking it's because I changed the name of the .reg file right? So short of re-installing Windows is there anything else I can do? And will re-installing the OS even help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpty Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 You could try a system restore to before the prob? As long as the reg backup is named "anything.reg", no quotes, and it shows the registry icon it should merge. A format reinstall will fix just about any prob but you could try a repair install as a second last resort to a format reinstall. Repair install XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSBRC Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 Oh cool great thanks! I'll try that and I'll be sure to tell you if it works or not. Thanks for the link RSBRC You could try a system restore to before the prob? As long as the reg backup is named "anything.reg", no quotes, and it shows the registry icon it should merge. A format reinstall will fix just about any prob but you could try a repair install as a second last resort to a format reinstall. Repair install XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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