"Windows cannot find "regedit"....Make sure you have typed correct

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I try to run regedit and get the message in subject line.
It does not say disabled, or anything like that.
I tried a few different fixes, but nothing works.
Keeps saying "cannot find".

Not sure when this started. Recently installed Norton360, but don't see how
this could be causing a problem. Also have done various Spyware scans.

Even tried entering from a Run/CMD process.....No luck.

Can anyone PLEASE help. Thanks, Gene
 
I'm leery of doing a system restore. Too many things could be affected.
Thanks, though.
 
I found a "backdoor" way of getting there. Did a "Search" for "regedit.*"

It showed up under C:i386 . (????)
Copied it to desktop and only have to click on it and registry opens up.
Now, if I could only remember why I was trying to get in there anyway.
 
As a matter of interest, did you do a search of the hard drive for *Regedit.exe*.

If you're sure it's not virus related and only missing perhaps you might want to try SFC.
System File Checker
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382541.aspx

Introduction to using scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

This is just a suggestion only.
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|I try to run regedit and get the message in subject line.
| It does not say disabled, or anything like that.
| I tried a few different fixes, but nothing works.
| Keeps saying "cannot find".
|
| Not sure when this started. Recently installed Norton360, but don't see how
| this could be causing a problem. Also have done various Spyware scans.
|
| Even tried entering from a Run/CMD process.....No luck.
|
| Can anyone PLEASE help. Thanks, Gene
 
Thanks, as I mentioned in my previous post I did think to do a regedit.*
search and sort of solved the problem.

I ran the SFC with no problems showing up, but regedit still did not show up
when I did a new *run*.

As a side question (and maybe the root of this problem) when I finally did
get to look at my registry a *funny* entry showed up.

I was looking for
*HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\*
and I did find it.

BUT just before it was this entry: *Curre ntVersions* (PLEASE NOTE
MIS-SPELLING/SPACING after the E) This folder only had a couple of
sub-folders that also seem to be in the correct spelled version that follows.

Do you think this might be an issue?

Many thanks, Gene
 
BUT just before it was this entry: *Curre ntVersions* (PLEASE NOTE
MIS-SPELLING/SPACING after the E) This folder only had a couple of
sub-folders that also seem to be in the correct spelled version that follows.

Do you think this might be an issue?
Click to expand...

That's a possibility.
 
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