Windows XP Registry Problem?

January 13, 2010

Somehow the permissions have been changed in registry for the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
therefore, everytime I set a program to start when windows starts, it fails to start, and is not listed in above key. In fact, above key is always blank, here lately, since this happened. I have been having to use other programs e.g. WinPatrol to set programs to autostart. Is there a way to repair this key so that it will start programs like I want it to?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Windows Current Version RUN

Can you fill in this blank talking about sea turtles?

January 12, 2010

Synchronized sea turtle hatching may be a strategy to overwhelm potential _________ and, thus, increase the chances of hatchlings reaching the sea.

In computer terms what is Caching and Shadowing?

January 12, 2010

i was doing a software upgrade for windows vista (service package) and no i have a blue error screen that keeps coming up, the computer wont open in in safe mode and the recovery disc’s are not working, whats another option other then sending it to get repaired?

Windows failed to start?

January 11, 2010

So I tried to install a game demo, which finished then asked me if i wanted to restart the computer, so I did. When it starts up it says:

Windos failed to start. A recent hardware or software change may be the cause. To fix the problem:

1. Insert your Windows Installation disc and restart the computer
2. choose your language settings, then click Next
3. Click "repair your computer"

File: \Windows\System32\drivers\sfsync.02.sys

Status: 0xc0000428

Info: Windows cannot verify the difital signature for this file.

If I put in my Vista disc then it comes up with another screen asking If I want to run in Safe mode, run normally etc.

My keyboard won’t work on this screen so I can’t select anything!! What do I do? I really don’t want to have all my stuff wiped so please help…
I would try to do that but my keyboard won’t respond when the screen comes up, so I can’t select anything.

XP to Vista, windows boot manager status: 0xc000000f?

January 10, 2010

my aunt asked me to install Windows Vista Home Premium on her comp.,she had XP and it saysWindows Vista capable.When Installing I selected the Upgrade option instead of doing the clean installation. no problems installing,but afterwards everything is running slow. Ibrought the comp.to my house to use dsl &installed all the the windows updates in hopes that it would solve the slowness. When that was done the computer restarted itself &said it was configuring the updates & then when I came back to check on it Windows Boot Manager was on the screen saying:
"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1.Insert you Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click NEXT
3. Click REPAIR YOUR COMPUTER
…File: \windows\system32\winload.exe status: 0xc000000f

When i put the vista or the hp reinstall disc in nothing happens. PLEASE help I really dont want to lose everthing. THANKS.
I can’t get past the Windows Boot Manager, I tried pressing F8 to try and get it back to last known good configuration, but pressing F8 doesn’t do anything. I’d be happy if I could just get back to the XP version so she doesn’t lose any of her programs, and then trying to re-install Vista while connected to the internet.