registry problem

[jdemo75]

i used ncleaner (default values) to try and speed up a computer. i have used it many times before with no issues. this time i backed up the registry with the program and cleaned it. now my programs all want to finish installing and error out. i tried a few things i found here to no avail. i even tried system restore to two different dates. nothing is working.

 

when i try to merge the backup i get this error

 

 

show details 10:10 PM (10 hours ago)

 

Cannot import C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\My Documents\My Registry Backup\backupreg.reg: Not all data was successfully written to the registry. Some keys are open by the system or my other processes.

 

i tried this in admin safemode as well. i don't know where else to post my question so i tried here. any help would be appreciated.

[Augeas]

i don't know where else to post my question...

I should try some of the forums where nCleaner is discussed. This is not really the place to problem solve a competitor product.

[jdemo75]

I should try some of the forums where nCleaner is discussed. This is not really the place to problem solve a competitor product.

 

 

i would but i don't believe they are around anymore. the website is there but no forums or any support anymore. i have tried all over the web, even Microsoft's answers page. this was the closest to an answer i have gotten, and it is on these forums, but it looks like there was no final answer

[Aethec]

Can you post the contents of that reg files here, if it's not too long?

[jdemo75]

the file is 76 mb, so it is quite large

[pwillener]

i used ncleaner (default values) to try and speed up a computer.

Do you mean CCleaner, or really ncleaner? If the latter, try http://www.nkprods.com/support/.

[pwillener]

i used ncleaner (default values) to try and speed up a computer.

Contrary to what many people believe, "cleaning" the registry does not speed up your computer. In fact I cannot see any advantage in deleting unused registry entries.

 

I have used this computer (Windows 2000) for 10 years, never ran any "registry cleaner", and it still runs as fast as on the first day.

[Ishi]

If you would have used Erunt to back up the whole registry, who knows if restoring this backup would have fixed the problem, but there is no guarantee.

[jdemo75]

here's what ended up happening. after the system restore, everything but word and another program started working. i had to reinstall word, and the other program i just had to replace the shortcut. i don't seem to find anything else that doesn't work so i think i am good. thanks for the help and quick replies.