How can I restore permissions to my Windows XP registry?

August 29, 2009

I recently deleted the permissions to my Windows XP registry, all of them except for the system one, I know it was a stupid mistake but I was following a guide to something and I went wrong there. My PC will now not allow me to do anything on it, I am on another computer right now using the Ubuntu operating system.. please help, and don’t flame.

Some of my program (installer setup, TuneUp Registry Cleaner) won’t run and other problems…. Any solutions?

August 29, 2009

There’s two type of program I wanna ask (both shares the same problem):

1.
Installer setup, especially antivirus setup can’t be installed. It ran but then it closed unexpectedly.

2.
So do TuneUp Registry Cleaner and Shortcut Cleaner. It even MYSTERIOUSLY disappear.

For no. 2 I have to manually rename the file so that it quite solve the problem. But, for no. 1 it won’t work even though I rename it.

Is this caused by some kind of virus or malware? If so, how to get rid of this sh1tty thing from my computer, aside from installing antivirus software since I’m afraid the problem would happen again.

Any solution? Please help me.

What should I do about this computer virus?

August 28, 2009

I think I have contracted a virus. I am having browser issues. When I try to click on a link from Gmail, Google Reader, Google search, Yahoo search, or a variety of other websites, the browser opens a different, spammy-looking shopping website. It won’t open the right link. I have to copy and paste the address into the address bar to get the page to open. And sometimes that doesn’t work. I suspected that I got a virus, so I Googled "virus removal software." Not a single website that contains virus removal software will open. I get the same error message "Page cannot be displayed" for every anti-virus site I try to visit. This makes me think it is a virus.

Here is something that further complicates the issue. I was thinking that if I can’t download virus removal software, I could purchase some and install it on the computer. But then I remembered that our CD drive isn’t working for some reason. Aaargh! What should I do?

I called the Geek Squad and was told that they recommend an agent come to my house and run a diagnostic on the computer to target the problem. I don’t really want to spend 0 for a guy to come out and tell me I have a virus. I am pretty sure that’s the problem. I don’t have a problem paying to have the virus removed, but how can I do that without paying someone to diagnose it? Any suggestions?

Details: It’s an HP Pavilion laptop that uses Vista.

How can i speed up my computer?

August 28, 2009

I have a good anti-virus and registry cleaner and i have no viruses. I have recently installed some more RAM but my computer is still a bit sluggish. It is a fairly new model and i was wondering if you have any tips to speed it up?

How can I get my video back that I’ve deleted on Windows Vista?

August 28, 2009

I deleted a video that I downloaded from Limewire and now I need to get it back. I’ve already used my CCleaner (a registry cleaner). Is it too late to retreive it?