I'm wondering if anyone has reloaded Win95 to recreate the registry. I have a computer that has a "bad" registry, actually SYSTEM.DAT file. I was getting the VMM VXD Fatal Error. Upon researching MS KB their recommendations, were first, import/export registry which appeared to work but now all icon on desktop and shortcuts don't work.

The next solution was to swap with SYSTEM.DAO file but that appears to be "bad" also.

The third solution is to swap with SYSTEM.1st file but that would not include any new additions.

The final solution is to rename all registry files and reinstall Windows95. My concern with this is, will I lose any programs that are installed or will the registry be recreated completely?

I appreciate any feedback on this situation.