-=PCTechTalk=- CORRUPT REGISRTY
- From: "Jan Robey" <hrstreak@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:48:17 -0500
G,
Do you have a twin?
If so, I want him!
Ever grateful to you,
Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: Gman
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:35 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CORRUPT REGISRTY
Jan,
I'll send in directions for creating a registry backup in a separate
post, since more than one of you are asking about it.
From a tech support point of view, a wipe/reinstall of Vista is the
absolute best option. It will clean out any corruption or mangled registry
settings and take the system back to its 'factory fresh' state. There will
no longer be a reason why bluetooth won't work as advertised and the system
will feel much more responsive. The reason I don't suggest it more often is
that I have this really bad habit of keeping in mind how much work it can
sometimes take to get everything reinstalled and back to where the customer
wants it to be. :/
As for your thoughts about the backup containing the corruption, you are
correct, but only up to a point. It's true that the cause of the issue will
be backed up right along with everything else, but we'll never use that part
of the backup. Your reinstall of Vista will replace any corrupted system
files, your install of the bluetooth drivers will replace any corruption
there and you'll get a shiny brand new registry that will also be free of
any corruption. The reason for performing the full backup of all files is
so that you'll be able to later recover any & all personal files you might
wish to save. Since these files can often be found in places other than
within the master Documents folder, it makes sense to just save the whole
mess and sort through it later. I've sent in at least one tutorial on
dealing with this part of an OS reconstruction before (I believe it was
during a discussion of Roger's options about a year ago), so I'll try to dig
that out and modify it a bit for Vista.
If you have any questions before we get started, let me know as soon as
possible.
Peace,
Gman
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