They won't be gone unless you have seriously corrupted your Win
file system. Windows saves the registries from the last five or six
good boots (&only from the good boots!) & apparently steps back
through them 'til it finds something that works---usually the
immediately past good one.
I don't offer panaceas---just hints that are likely, but not guaranteed,
to be helpful.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Garand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 1:24 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windows registry,
keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can't be configured......
> This might work, but what will happen if all the registry files are gone?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John A. MacLaughlin
> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 9:37 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Help! Mandrake install destroyed windows registry,
> > keyboard doesn't work in gnome, DSL connection can't be configured......
> >
> >
> > Anyone who is tempted to call this post off-topic is invited to
> > observe that I am talking about recovering from a problem which
> > sometimes arises during the Linux installation process.
> >
> > In W95 three or four years ago I stumbled upon what seems to me
> > a particularly simple way to fix Windows registry problems. It still
> > works in W98 & W98SE. I make no promises abut 2000 or ME;
> > try it at your own risk. I also do not explain how it works; I think it
> > invokes Windows' own internal registry restoration code, but that's
> > only an inference.
> >
> > 1. Boot your machine into Windows' step-by-step mode. There are
> > several ways to do this. Start with a hardware reset (push the reset
> > button on the case, if there is one) or a power-up reset (turn the
> > power off for 30 seconds or so, and then on again). I do not recom-
> > mend a mere warm start (ctl-alt-del). When the memory test ends,
> > hold down shift+F8 to go directly to step-by-step (or hold down ctl if
> > you prefer to go to a menu first, and then select step-by-step).
> >
> > 2. Step through the boot process by pressing Enter whenever it asks
> > you a question. Don't worry about what the question means, just go
> > on. At end, Windows will be up in either normal or Safe mode. If in
> > Safe mode, shut down & repeat this process.
> >
> > I have never had to do this more than twice.
> >
> >
>
