strange problem

[gerbi]

i was installing F1 2001 by EA and at 75% the system froze so i had to reset. i tried to reinstall the game but it came up with the message "registry appears to be corrupted. can't continue. (SetKey-Folder)". i deleted every single file on the hd and entries in the registry referring to the game but still the message comes up. any ideas on what can i do? unfortunately i don't have a previous copy of the registry to reinstall.
thanks to anybody in advance.

[Smitty]

gerbi

You didn't mention what OS you were running so this assumes Win98:

To Restore Your Registry:

In order to restore one of your copies of the Registry you must boot into DOS. There are three basic ways to boot into pure DOS. (technically, probably not true)...anyways

If you are in Windows you can go to Start/Shut Down... and select Restart in MS-DOS mode. The computer will restart in pure DOS (not a DOS box in Windows - very important distinction).
Alternately, if your computer is already off, you can start it into pure DOS by holding down the Ctrl key as soon as the BIOS information clears the screen. As soon as the menu appears, press the Space Bar (or any other key) once. This will keep the menu active and allow you the time to read over the selections available. Choose Command Prompt Only from the menu. You will then be in Pure DOS.
If you are having trouble booting your computer, you can use your ERD (the Emergency Recovery Disk) to boot into DOS. Simply insert the disk into the floppy drive and reboot the computer. It will do all the work for you.
Any of these choices will get you into pure DOS. Once there you can restore or even make another backup copy of the Registry.
In order to restore any copy of the Registry, either a copy you made or one that Windows 98 itself made within the last five days, just type SCANREG/RESTORE. Using the arrow keys, select the CAB (the CABs you will see are archived copies of the Registry) you want. The CAB files are listed by date with the most recent copy at the top. Once you've restored the Registry, use the arrow keys to highlight Exit and then reboot.
If you like, you can also create another backup in DOS by typing SCANREG/BACKUP. Then follow the prompt. This backup will work exactly like the one you made in Windows. There is no functional difference.

Post back if this option is not available..

Smitty

[gerbi]

smitty,
thank you for your help, but unfortunately since i had the problem i rebooted more than 5 times so i think that the oldest copy of the registry i have that windows made is already a "corrupted" one. i will try your method anyhow but do you have any idea of how i can fix this problem if your method doesn't work?
thank you

[Smitty]

gerbi

Before you try that..perhaps you should wait for one of the Moderators or Webmaster to jump in here. My reply was based on ..

"Win98, by the way, also automatically checks the integrity of the Registry at system startup. If it discovers a problem in the Registry, it first tries to fix it. But if the Registry is beyond repair, Win98 automatically restores the last “good” copy it has of the Registry."

A quote from Smart Computing.

There are many members here who may be able to help you better with your specific problem.

GL


Smitty