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Corrupted Registry?

When my dad boots his computer in Win 95 he gets the message "not enough memory to load registry or registry is corrupted" then Windows loads but hangs frequently. How can he correct this?

stratari

I had this problem just last week. Ho did I fixed it?
1. Checked the RAM SIMMS
2. Replaced the cooler fan on my Pentium. The fan becomes dirty every while and cannot cool the CPU.

rick42

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The computer is a 486-66 with no cooling fan. Ram simms check out fine.

Jan Fourie

check that your memmory is correct:in config.sys =
device=c:\windows\himem.sys /v /testmem=on /eisa(check in dos directory in "help ,under himem commands for above - i am not sure and i don`t have "dos" anymore.........)

this should enable us to eliminate the memmory (8 meg MIN.) as a culprit
Then check your 486 bios settings...i had a similar "encounter" on a local South african suppliers 486 M\boards - and after playing with the bios settings and a "clean" re-install it worked well.

So, lastly,if you are prepared to re-load from scratch:
Before you reload,delete both user and system .DAT AND .DA0 files (4 files in windows dir.,and ALSO in "Profiles" ,if there is such a directory - search\look for them.)
This ensures no "old" corrupted registry settings are "carried" over every time!!!!

Let me know as you go along
jan

rick42

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Tried this and it didn't work.

guardian angel

Have you tried replacing the user.dat and system.dat files with their respective backups?

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rick42

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I will try this and see what happens.