Destroyed my Registry

DrEpic · 04-19-2009, 06:06 AM

Okay, I went to some video on Youtube that told me how to hack my ping, by manually changing settings in regedit. It told me to create two different files somewhere and change the Hex = 1. I misunderstood this part of the instructions, and changed every setting in that folder to Hex = 1. I think I may have also added a new key and deleted it, if that makes a difference, but now my internet isn't working. I'm currently on my brother's computer, trying to figure out what I should do to fix it.
The Youtube video is here: YouTube - How to Hack your MMO Ping
And somewhere in those files, I changed all the Hex = 1, and also created a new Key named Key#1 and then I deleted it.
I had no idea what I was doing, and I really would appreciate some help on how to restore my regedit back to normal.

DrEpic · 04-19-2009, 08:04 AM

I realized this thread was in the wrong forum. My computer is a Windows 2000 Pro, not Windows 98.

Jlp1928 · 04-21-2009, 06:06 AM

Hi Dr.,

Haven't loaded 2000 in a long time. Don't remember how it handles this. Other versions of Windoze give you the option of restoring older versions of the registry. Usually backups are automatically done every day on bootup and 5 copies are kept. Win 98 does it from DOS by typing Scanreg. It will check the present Registry and tell you if it's good or not then will let you VIEW the old ones. Pick a date before your problem and let it restore it. If Windows is running you would RUN SCANREGW. Hope this helps a bit.

Good Luck, Jim

04-19-2009, 06:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
DrEpic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 2000 Pro	Destroyed my Registry Okay, I went to some video on Youtube that told me how to hack my ping, by manually changing settings in regedit. It told me to create two different files somewhere and change the Hex = 1. I misunderstood this part of the instructions, and changed every setting in that folder to Hex = 1. I think I may have also added a new key and deleted it, if that makes a difference, but now my internet isn't working. I'm currently on my brother's computer, trying to figure out what I should do to fix it. The Youtube video is here: YouTube - How to Hack your MMO Ping And somewhere in those files, I changed all the Hex = 1, and also created a new Key named Key#1 and then I deleted it. I had no idea what I was doing, and I really would appreciate some help on how to restore my regedit back to normal.

04-19-2009, 08:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
DrEpic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Windows 2000 Pro	Re: Destroyed my Registry I realized this thread was in the wrong forum. My computer is a Windows 2000 Pro, not Windows 98.

04-21-2009, 06:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jlp1928 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 440 OS: Win98, XP, 2000	Re: Destroyed my Registry Hi Dr., Haven't loaded 2000 in a long time. Don't remember how it handles this. Other versions of Windoze give you the option of restoring older versions of the registry. Usually backups are automatically done every day on bootup and 5 copies are kept. Win 98 does it from DOS by typing Scanreg. It will check the present Registry and tell you if it's good or not then will let you VIEW the old ones. Pick a date before your problem and let it restore it. If Windows is running you would RUN SCANREGW. Hope this helps a bit. Good Luck, Jim