Registry, Browser & Outlook settings reset on reboot.

Is this your home machine. It sounds like you are on a corporate network where they don't want you to do certain things.

If it's your machine then what are you logging in as? Does the same tihing happen when you log in as admin?

If it does then you need to change the group policy.

To open Group Policy

Click Start, and then click Run.
Type gpedit.msc and then click OK.
When Group Policy opens, you will see two options in Local Computer Policy: Computer Configuration and User Configuration. Computer Configuration allows you to set policies that apply to your computer, regardless of who logs on. User Configuration allows you to set policies that apply to each user who logs on to the computer.

The help file is clear on this

Group policy is for XP.

If you have 2000 I think you have to use poledit.

I should have posted this in Windows 2000. My mistake.

It is Windows 2000 I'm using, and it's my machine. I'm logged in as administrator of course. I've checked security settings on files and folders and should have access. Also given unrestricted access to registry, but the problem persists.

Checked gpedit.msc but couldn't see which one to change really, and also, I've never been in here and messed about before so I don't see why I should have to change it now.

Jason

Hmm. That is weird.
Well, I suggest you run RegistryProt, a program that monitors the Registry for changes. This way, you can make your changes to Outlook (set up the new account) and RegistryProt will tell you in real time if those changes are written to the Registry.
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=regprot

hope this helps

I had the same issue. Was very irritating. I finally wiped the drive and started from scratch.
However, I later ran across a post here (Lost it) that detailed deleting the contents of the MSDownld.tmp folder, I believe. It seems there may be a corrupted file in use.
There is another possibility, the system file checker. The problem with using it stems from updates applied to the PC after the initial install. If you have applied any updates, SFC can hose your system.
Try that out, and let us know...
Good Luck!

Casca1

1. Nothing inthe MSDownld.tmp folder.

2. I have indeed applied all the updates, so the SFC scenario is a possiblity. What should I do to check or fix this?

Thanks

You misunderstand.
If you have already applied the updates, you do NOT want to run the SFC. That will completely hose your system.
Lemme see if I can locate the fix again and check it out.

SFC wouldnt do this at all. SFC is used for files with certificates, if Windows sees that a file doesn't match the root certificat, it'll replace it. This would not apply to registry, ini etc... files, only to virtual device files, .DLL files etc...

Try this:

Start --> Run --> mmc.exe

Add all the snap-ins as you can, and see what you can configure. Group polocies and things like that are there too :-)

Have fun,

pgx

No, SFC applies to any system file. Hence the name, System File Checker.