restoring registry

From: Haley (haley_at_totalmhre.com)
Date: 01/04/04 

Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 19:10:12 -0800

Hello-
This weekend I was attempting to fix some problems I was
having with my FTP program as well as some hi-jackers
that had changed my registry keys. Somewhere I read that
I could first export the existing keys on the system
(just in case), then import the registry from another
computer.

This did fix the problem with the FTP program, and I
ended up editing the HOSTS file to block the hi-jacking
websites from loading. However, upon rebooting, I was:

#1 asked to activate Windows XP again. I did this over
the phone explaining the situation to customer service.

#2 Several things are missing and/or not working
correctly. Like both CD drives, of which I can't even get
new updated drivers to get them working, along with
Outlook which keeps asking me for the installation disk
even though if I cancel the request, the program works
fine.

I have since realized the error in importing another
system's registry, but I am now unable to restore the
original one that I exported as a back up. Everytime I
attempt to do this, it gives me an error that not all
things could be replaced because the system is currently
using certan processes.

Is there some way to completely delete the registry
existing now, which is a merger of registrys from 2
different machines, and just be able to load the
saved .reg file I have saved before I started all of this
junk?

If not, what suggestions do you have to fix this? Would
re-installing Windows XP fix everything? If I reinstall,
will I lose any current files on my computer?

I cannot restore the whole operating system through
backup>system state because that option was never
previously installed on the computer before all this
started.

Please help! I promise never to touch the registry files
again!
 Any comments are appreciated!
Thank you

-Haley@totalmhre.com

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