I want to reverse a Registry change

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Hi,
First question:
If you do a repair installation, does it change your registry also?

Second Question:
I ran a PCpitstop diagnostic and then got some advice to change something in
my registry. It may have had something to do with allowing greater space for
something. Maybe for MFT?
I added a line entry somewhere in the registry and entered a decimal number
starting with 602... The number was something like 60242?
I cannot figure out exactly what I did or where I got the information. I
think it was suggested by PCpitstop but I cannot find it again to reverse the
changes.
All I know is that a large part of my harddrive is segregated and I want to
change it back to what it was.
I mean, things have been really weird with my system.
I would appreciate any help.
Thank you,
diowrite
 
Have you try to restore the system??? the next time you try to change a value
in the regedit you need to make a restoration point to undo the changes if
something wrong happen... I do recomend using tools to repair or delete
regedit values because they cause more damage that benefit
 
LFR said:
Have you try to restore the system??? the next time you try to change a value
in the regedit you need to make a restoration point to undo the changes if
something wrong happen... I do recomend using tools to repair or delete
regedit values because they cause more damage that benefit
Click to expand...
 
Hi LFR and Thanks.
I figured out what I had done and reversed it but it did not change the
large areas that are now segregated on my Harddrive. How annoying. I had
expanded the size of NTFS space reserved for MFT. I have tried everything and
I cannot get the space allocation back to a mere 12.5%. Drat.
I did try System Restore but, you know, I have never seen System Restore
work. I have tried to use it on two different harddrives and it never works.
Someday, I would like Microsoft to prove to me that System Restore is a REAL
feature that actually works. What a waste of disk space. Sheesh.
Anyway, thanks for trying to help LFR. Much appreciated.
Regards,
diowrite
 
diowrite said:
Hi,
First question:
If you do a repair installation, does it change your registry also?
Click to expand...

Yes, a repair install will rewrite the registry.
Second Question:
I ran a PCpitstop diagnostic and then got some advice to change
something in my registry.
Click to expand...

This is a very bad practice. These 3ed party utilities are often wrong.
It may have had something to do with
allowing greater space for something. Maybe for MFT?
I added a line entry somewhere in the registry and entered a decimal
number starting with 602... The number was something like 60242?
I cannot figure out exactly what I did or where I got the
information. I think it was suggested by PCpitstop but I cannot find
it again to reverse the changes.
Click to expand...

If you don't know what you are doing in the registry, don't do it,
particularly without a known good backup.

System Restore is the built-in utility for restoring the registry.
All About System Restore in WinXP
http://bertk.mvps.org/

Also see how to test System Restore on the following page.
Tips Fixes & FAQs
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html
All I know is that a large part of my harddrive is segregated and I
want to change it back to what it was.
I mean, things have been really weird with my system.
I would appreciate any help.
Click to expand...

I would suggest doing a virus and spyware scan.
Virus and Spyware removal and prevention steps:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/spyware.html
 
diowrite said:
Hi LFR and Thanks.
I figured out what I had done and reversed it but it did not change
the large areas that are now segregated on my Harddrive. How
annoying. I had expanded the size of NTFS space reserved for MFT. I
have tried everything and I cannot get the space allocation back to a
mere 12.5%. Drat.
Click to expand...

What exactly are you trying to accomplish here?
I did try System Restore but, you know, I have never seen System
Restore work. I have tried to use it on two different harddrives and
it never works. Someday, I would like Microsoft to prove to me that
System Restore is a REAL feature that actually works. What a waste of
disk space. Sheesh.
Click to expand...

System Restore works perfectly here! What happens when you try to run
it?

Here are some troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to
restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html
 
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