Accidental Registry Deletion

Discussion in 'Software' started by RE2LeonS, Sep 24, 2008.

  1. RE2LeonS

    RE2LeonS Private First Class

    I accidently deleted my Unistall Registry file when I was trying to clean something out and now I can't unistall any programs on my computer. How can I recreate this registry?
     
  2. Bugballou

    Bugballou MajorGeek

  3. RE2LeonS

    RE2LeonS Private First Class

  4. RE2LeonS

    RE2LeonS Private First Class

    ...anyone?
     
  5. iwunderdownunder

    iwunderdownunder First Sergeant

    i took a look in my registry and in that registry key is all the software you have installed on you computer unless you have made a backup of your registry some programs you install prompt you to backup registries while you install like advanced windows care if you haven't a backup you may have to reinstall everything to rebuild that part of your registry
     
  6. RE2LeonS

    RE2LeonS Private First Class

    Seriously?! It was just the Uninstall registry, the only thing it seems to affect is the Add/Remove Programs function
     
  7. iwunderdownunder

    iwunderdownunder First Sergeant

    exactly when you try to uninstall a certain program it looks in this key for the path to the uninstaller for that program and not being able to find that path it appears that the program doesn't exist
     
  8. RE2LeonS

    RE2LeonS Private First Class

    There has to be a way I can recreate it with out having to basically reformat my computer
     
  9. iwunderdownunder

    iwunderdownunder First Sergeant

    possibly i am not real sure so you don't have a backup of your registry i will browse the net an see what i can find but like i said that key has references to everything you have on your computer
     
  10. sikvik

    sikvik Corporal Karma

    Why not repair the installation, with the OS CD.
     
  11. iwunderdownunder

    iwunderdownunder First Sergeant

    the key you delete was it hkey local machine software microsoft windows currentversion uninstall or was it elswhere if it was this key you add and remove programs list would not populate is this correct
     
    Last edited: Sep 28, 2008

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