Error Message From HELL!!

[bdonahue]

I've searched every forum I know...I've downloaded 8 thousand programs on the Registry, and still can't find one thing explaining the 'Regenv32' error. After that, it gives me some error about the environment. Then my pointer freezes.
(When replying, please speak as if I am 5 years old, mildly retarded or from another country.)Thanks
Beth

[POBrien]

when does this error occur? ie.. when windows loads, when you click on something, when you shutdown, etc..
how long has this been happening for?

[bdonahue]

Unfortunately I haven't been paying attention, but it seems like about a week or ten days. I am running ME, and used System Restore & went back like 3 weeks, but am still getting it. I seem to get it a lot on my desktop. Then the 'Environment has been moved to autoexec.bat & sysedit' message comes, then another one, then it goes back to whatever I was doing. (I guess it would REALLY help if I'd pay attention & write this stuff down. )
I'm asleep on my desk, if you're around tomorrow maybe we can pick this up? At any rate, PObrien, thanks for replying! Hope to see you here in the am.
Beth

[Smitty]

Beth

Read this

<a target="_blank" href=http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q265/8/35.asp>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q265/8/35.asp</a>

[reghakr]

Good link by Smitty.

Go to Start&gt;Run, and type msconfig, click the Environment tab and post back with the contents.

reghakr

[bdonahue]

OK, heres what happens: I type in Run/msconfig, then I getthe 1st Error that says "Regenv32" error. I click OK, Then I get error #2 which is titled: System Configuration Utility' and says" Unable to synchronize the environmental variables in the windows registry with the environ. variables in the legacy files Autoexecbat and/or config.SYS" I click OK and a 3rd Error message pops up that says "Environmental variables were found in the legacy files autoexecbat and/or config.sys and the variables were moved to the windows registry." THEN it takes me to msconfig. I click on Environment, and I have 5 boxes that are all checked.
The first one is Variable PATH/ Value: C:\Presto~1\PAGEMGR;C\WINDOWS;C\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C\ WINDOWS\Twain_32\Scanport;C\WINDOWS\Twain\scanport
The second box is variable PROMPT, and the Value is $p$g
The third box is variable TEMP, Value C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
The fourth box that's checked is variable TMP and it's value is also C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
The last box is Variable CLASSPATH and the value is C:\PROGRA~1\CANONC~1\PDDELUXE\ADOBEC~1;C:\PROGRA~1 \PHOTOD~`.OTO\ADOBEC~1

I can't even beleive I just typed all that.

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The Most Boring Woman in America!

www.bethdonahue.com

[reghakr]

In msconfig, change the PATH to read:
c:\windows;c:\windows\command

uncheck the Variable CLASSPATH altogether.
You may need to extract a neew regenv32.exe file. Here's how:

How to Extract and Replace a Protected File in Windows Me

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the System Configuration Utility tool in Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to extract a file that is protected by the System File Protection feature.

MORE INFORMATION
To extract and replace a file that is protected by the System File Protection feature in Windows Me:

Start your computer in Safe mode. To do this, restart your computer, press and hold down the CTRL key after your computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST), and then choose Safe Mode from the Startup menu.

Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.

On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility to start the System Configuration Utility tool.

In the System Configuration Utility tool, click Extract File.

In the Extract one file from installation disk dialog box, type the name of the file that you want to extract, and then click Start.

In the Restore from box, type c:\windows\options\install or type the custom location of the installation files.

In the Save file in box, type c:\.

Click OK to extract the file, and then click Yes to create a folder for the extracted file.

Drag the extracted file from the folder on drive C to the location of the file that you replaced, and then click Yes to overwrite the file.

Restart your computer.

If you extract a file directly to the destination folder to replace a file that is protected by the System File Protection feature, you may receive the following error message:
Extract File
The specified file is protected and may not be copied or deleted.
Some files are used in Safe mode and you cannot replace them while they are in use (such as the Wsock32.dll file). To replace these files, use the Extract command that is included on the Windows Me Startup disk.

You can extract files directly to the destination folder when you start your computer with the Startup disk.

The default source folder for Microsoft Windows installation files is the C:\Windows\Options\Install folder.

If you need to make a Startup disk to run Extract, use the following steps:
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.

On the Startup Disk tab, click Create Disk.

For additional information about how to use the Extract tool, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

Create a Manual Restore Point for System Restore
After you have extracted a file, create a manual restore point for System Restore so that the file you extracted is restored in case you use System Restore in the future. To create a manual Restore Point, follow these steps:

Click Create a restore point, and then click Next.

Enter the description of your Restore Point and then click Next to confirm the creation.

Click OK or Home.

reghakr

[reghakr]

If that doesn't work, open Explorer to the root of C:
Right-click on autoexec.bat ,choose rename. Name it autoexec.old

If you don't see autoexec.bat:
To view hidden files in Windows ME, open Windows Explorer, go to Tools&gt;FolderOptions, click the View tab, and check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide file extensions for known types, and (dangerous for beginners) uncheck Hide protected operating system files.

Then shutdown and restart.
Then go through the steps I detailed earlier again.

reghakr

[RWSchlatter]

Hi reghakr - J think in the end you should instruct bdonahue to reactive the CLASSPATH variable. But what seems strange to me is that apostrophe or backquote or whatever character in the value in a path name. J think it should read like a '1' (one), maybe Regenv32 is having difficulty with this.

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Regards - Richard

[Smitty]

Hi reghakr

Thanks for saving my --s. BTW I had to extract and replace wsock32.dll and it was a bit of fun. How about I give her a site for download of the file. After I extracted wsock32.dll I noticed a website which had it for download and I know it would have saved me some grief, although I did learn something. BTW; Is Regenv patch that's available worth having?

Anyways if it will help here's link.

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.compufiles.com/>http://www.compufiles.com/</a>

Buena suerte! Beth

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Smitty on 09/02/01 22:19.</FONT></P>

[Deutschbag]

Hey there Shmitty nice page! Sorry you got fired.
Hi from Germany! Later

P.S. Be careful downloading files from anywhere- you don't know what could really be hiding under the file name!
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Deutschbag on 09/03/01 04:54.</FONT></P>

[Smitty]

????..................
Not from kwahom I hope..
Catch you later Deutshbag




Smitty