Guest Warren Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says it cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work fine, so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? -- Warren No spam address used. Please reply to group only.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error Known problem having to do with size of Registry. Nothing to do about it, just stop using the tool. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:uuNlC91bIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says it > cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work > fine, > so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? > > -- > Warren > > No spam address used. Please reply to group only. > >
Guest Warren Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error Thanks Gary, Can you recommend an alternate tool for defragmenting the registry, or is it best to just leave it alone ? I do clean the registry of obsolete entries from time to time. "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:%23LHfaR2bIHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Known problem having to do with size of Registry. Nothing to do about it, > just stop using the tool. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:uuNlC91bIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says it > > cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work > > fine, > > so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? > > > > -- > > Warren > > > > No spam address used. Please reply to group only. > > > > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error I'd continue as you are now. Clean as you feel like it (I presume you are a cautious man), forget about "defragmenting" or "optimizing". Well, OK, if you really want to get anal, there's the old Export/Import trick. And that's all the hint I'm going to give. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OcW%23uR3bIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Thanks Gary, > > Can you recommend an alternate tool for defragmenting the registry, or is > it > best to just leave it alone ? I do clean the registry of obsolete entries > from time to time. > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:%23LHfaR2bIHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Known problem having to do with size of Registry. Nothing to do about it, >> just stop using the tool. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message >> news:uuNlC91bIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> > When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says > it >> > cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work >> > fine, >> > so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? >> > >> > -- >> > Warren >> > >> > No spam address used. Please reply to group only. >> > >> > >> > >
Guest glee Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error ....and FWIW, I recall reports that trying the old Win95 compacting method in that situation resulted in getting an error also, so it may be best to just fagetaboutit. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:OCmE3f3bIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > I'd continue as you are now. Clean as you feel like it (I presume you are a > cautious man), forget about "defragmenting" or "optimizing". > > Well, OK, if you really want to get anal, there's the old Export/Import trick. And > that's all the hint I'm going to give. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OcW%23uR3bIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Thanks Gary, >> >> Can you recommend an alternate tool for defragmenting the registry, or is it >> best to just leave it alone ? I do clean the registry of obsolete entries >> from time to time. >> >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> news:%23LHfaR2bIHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Known problem having to do with size of Registry. Nothing to do about it, >>> just stop using the tool. >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://www.grystmill.com >>> >>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message >>> news:uuNlC91bIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> > When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says >> it >>> > cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work >>> > fine, >>> > so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Warren >>> > >>> > No spam address used. Please reply to group only. >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >
Guest Warren Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error Fair enough, thanks for the support, I was kind of worried something might have been wrong, but apparently not. "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:OJlb$J4bIHA.5796@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > ...and FWIW, I recall reports that trying the old Win95 compacting method in that > situation resulted in getting an error also, so it may be best to just fagetaboutit. > -- > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ > http://dts-l.net/ > http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:OCmE3f3bIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > I'd continue as you are now. Clean as you feel like it (I presume you are a > > cautious man), forget about "defragmenting" or "optimizing". > > > > Well, OK, if you really want to get anal, there's the old Export/Import trick. And > > that's all the hint I'm going to give. > > > > -- > > Gary S. Terhune > > MS-MVP Shell/User > > http://www.grystmill.com > > > > "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message > > news:OcW%23uR3bIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >> Thanks Gary, > >> > >> Can you recommend an alternate tool for defragmenting the registry, or is it > >> best to just leave it alone ? I do clean the registry of obsolete entries > >> from time to time. > >> > >> > >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > >> news:%23LHfaR2bIHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >>> Known problem having to do with size of Registry. Nothing to do about it, > >>> just stop using the tool. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Gary S. Terhune > >>> MS-MVP Shell/User > >>> http://www.grystmill.com > >>> > >>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message > >>> news:uuNlC91bIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >>> > When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says > >> it > >>> > cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work > >>> > fine, > >>> > so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Warren > >>> > > >>> > No spam address used. Please reply to group only. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >> > >> > > >
Guest glee Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error The problem is usually the result of having a system.dat file (the system portion of the Registry) larger than about 9 or 10 MB. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OMF9H24bIHA.4284@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Fair enough, thanks for the support, I was kind of worried something might > have been wrong, but apparently not. > > "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message > news:OJlb$J4bIHA.5796@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> ...and FWIW, I recall reports that trying the old Win95 compacting method > in that >> situation resulted in getting an error also, so it may be best to just > fagetaboutit. >> -- >> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ >> http://dts-l.net/ >> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm >> >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> news:OCmE3f3bIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> > I'd continue as you are now. Clean as you feel like it (I presume you > are a >> > cautious man), forget about "defragmenting" or "optimizing". >> > >> > Well, OK, if you really want to get anal, there's the old Export/Import > trick. And >> > that's all the hint I'm going to give. >> > >> > -- >> > Gary S. Terhune >> > MS-MVP Shell/User >> > http://www.grystmill.com >> > >> > "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message >> > news:OcW%23uR3bIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >> Thanks Gary, >> >> >> >> Can you recommend an alternate tool for defragmenting the registry, or > is it >> >> best to just leave it alone ? I do clean the registry of obsolete > entries >> >> from time to time. >> >> >> >> >> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> >> news:%23LHfaR2bIHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >>> Known problem having to do with size of Registry. Nothing to do about > it, >> >>> just stop using the tool. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Gary S. Terhune >> >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >> >>> http://www.grystmill.com >> >>> >> >>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message >> >>> news:uuNlC91bIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> >>> > When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then > says >> >> it >> >>> > cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to > work >> >>> > fine, >> >>> > so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > Warren >> >>> > >> >>> > No spam address used. Please reply to group only. >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >
Guest Alan Edwards Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error FWIW.... http://groups.google.com.au/groups?q=%22alan+edwards%22+%22regency+red%22&start=0&scoring=d&ie=UTF-8& ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.com/index.htm On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:56:58 -0500, in microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote: >The problem is usually the result of having a system.dat file (the system portion of >the Registry) larger than about 9 or 10 MB.
Guest lb Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Re: Windows Registry Rebuilder error Warren wrote: > Thanks Gary, > > Can you recommend an alternate tool for defragmenting the registry, or is it > best to just leave it alone ? I do clean the registry of obsolete entries > from time to time. > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:%23LHfaR2bIHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Known problem having to do with size of Registry. Nothing to do about it, > > just stop using the tool. > > > > -- > > Gary S. Terhune > > MS-MVP Shell/User > > http://www.grystmill.com > > > > "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message > > news:uuNlC91bIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > When I run the registry rebuilder it gets 85 % complete and then says > it > > > cannot fix a file error and aborts. My Win98SE machine seems to work > > > fine, > > > so is this message a reliable indicator of a serious problem ? > > > > > > -- > > > Warren > > > > > > No spam address used. Please reply to group only. > > > > > > > > I have also had this issue, but you are probably referring to the scanreg /fix command where the registry is rebuilt. You may still be able to use the scanreg /opt command which removes the spaces where items were deleted thus compacting the registry. There is also a scanreg /restore command if something goes wrong. Notice the space before the slash.
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