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I am using Windows 10.
I have made some changes in Windows Registry.
Actually I have changed paths in keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSBuild\ToolsVersions\4.0
Of course before I have exported registry to file. But this occurs to be broken somehow. So I typed back the paths I have changed (I think I have not maked mistake, but never could be sure).
I have closed regedit then. Then Visual studio stopped to be working and I couldn't open new one.
Moreover I can't open registry again ! I am getting error message dialog with path of the registry backup and information "The extended attributes are incosistent".
Moreover I can't open CommandPrompt as Administrator, because I am getting another error message dialog with information: "this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. please install a program or if one is already installed created command prompt as administrator".
How I can make my environment stable again ? Can I restore somehow kind of background copy of my regedit if something like this is done ? How I can open registry or command prompt as administrator in that case ?
I tried also to open cmd normally and then type runas in order to open regedit or cmd as an administrator but the password or name are incorrect...
jan kowalski
Posted 2017-03-29T15:48:00.960
Reputation: 13
1How does your backup appear to be broken? Did you export the ENTIRE registry, or just the portions you were going to modify? Even if the files will not re-import into the registry, you should still be able to open them in Notepad and find the specific values you are having to guess at. – music2myear – 2017-03-29T16:18:47.910
1Further, why were you editing the registry? What were you trying to accomplish? Were you following a particular guide? – music2myear – 2017-03-29T16:19:26.100