Registry errors!!!

[Jake]

Almost every time I boot up I get a registry error. It reboots and puts a good copy in it's place and runs fine. But I can't figure out what is causing the registry to corrupt. There is no signs while running the computer prior to shutting down that appear before this occurs but lately on almost every boot up I get the corrupted registry. I make sure when it gets going I save a few copies of the registry so I don't loose to much. Can anyone point me where to look so I can see what's going on? Also would reinstalling all my programs help? Thanks, Jake

[Susan]

I recently had the same problem and didn't resolve it until I replaced my power supply.

[Jake]

I forgot to tell you all. Running WIN 98 on a AMD 300 mhz proc. with 48 megs of RAM.

[GB]

Registry is about Win9x.
Win98 by default saves last 5 registry copies
You get some errors because of some software installed . Thats my opinion.
Does every piece of software work correct?

Think:
You turn on your PC> memory test>
Windows loading>scan registry-there something wrong.

Now:
Start>RUn, type msconfig hit enter.
Tools> System Configuration.
Look there for probably cause.
But thats only my opinion.

[socalgal]

You could also try: Run, Scanreg to see if it reports any errors;

And TweakUI if you've got it installed:
Repair tab, Repair Regedit;

Or, a reinstall of Windows may do the trick.

[CMonster]

Most registry errors I see are hardware related.

If the problem only seems to occur on boot up then there may be some marginal component that is changing value just enough when "cold" to corrupt the reading of the registry.

marginal memory, faulty data when accessing the drive, and CPU eratta are very common causes of registry errors.


These can be possible causes:


a CPU that is over clocked, a faulty CPU or being run at too low a voltage,


memory timings that exceed the capabilities of the RAM, faulty, low quality RAM,


bus speeds that exceed the data transfer capacity of the hard drive for the PIO/UDMA setting, marginal hard drives, faulty cables, and faulty connections.


double check all connections and set everything at factory defaults, if the problems persist, try lowering the memory timings and PIO mode of the hard drive.


good luck

[This message has been edited by CMonster (edited 08-25-99).]