How to access the Registry

Anonymous
2016-01-02T13:42:26+00:00

My problem is that the Backup and Restore facility in the Control Panel (Windows 7) isn't working. I found a possible solution in a different forum (posted in 2009). The poster said to put the following into a Notepad file, then double click on it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

\WindowsBackup]

 "ValidConfig"=-

 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

\WindowsBackup\ScheduleParams]

 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

\WindowsBackup\Security]

 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

\WindowsBackup\Status]

But I'm not clear on where exactly this is supposed to be placed. If it is supposed to be in the SOFTWARE.LOG1 or SOFTWARE.LOG2 hive, I can't access the folders even though I am the Administrator.

Can anyone help?

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-16T01:13:23+00:00

    Yes, they're all there, and in Installed Updates.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-15T23:11:09+00:00

    I think this has worked out ok. I can't be sure because I did have a BSD at the end of it...

    Let's make sure!

    Is KB3124275, KB3124000, KB3124001, KB3121918, KB3109560, KB3110329, KB3108664, KB3121461, and/or KB3121212 (among others) listed in Installed Updates (not Update History) now?

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-15T18:05:41+00:00

    I think this has worked out ok. I can't be sure because I did have a BSD at the end of it but my system FEELS pretty stable. I'll do some exploring and let you know. In the meantime, thank you very, very much.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-15T00:37:39+00:00

    Q: Is KB3124275, KB3124000, KB3124001, KB3121918, KB3109560, KB3110329, KB3108664, KB3121461, and/or KB3121212 (among others) listed in Installed Updates (not Update History) now?

    A: None of the updates has been installed. I selected them to install, but when I clicked on Ok, the Windows 10 upgrade window was offered. (This is what comes up when I click on Installed Updates, anyway.) In other words, I don’t seem to have a way of installing the updates you list.

    You've gotta get rid of the Win10 upgrade (at least for now). Start here: http://blog.ultimateoutsider.com/2015/08/using-gwx-stopper-to-permanently-remove.html

    Good luck!

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-01-14T02:18:58+00:00

    I made a mistake in my first version of my last reply. I wrote: "...(and the Kaspersky 2016 version has been installed), so I went ahead." After posting, I spotted the error and corrected this to "had been installed". I imagine you read the earlier, unclear version.

    Regarding the firewall alert, you could be right and Kaspersky isn’t working properly. There was a BSD when I updated, remember. Also, even though my current setup seems stable, I am getting occasional warnings from Kaspersky telling me that my WiFi is not secure (whereas it actually is).

    Anyway, to answer your questions:

    1. The version now installed is 16.0.0.614(d). My current subscription has another three months to run.
    2. The Kaspersky firewall is enabled; the Windows one appears not to be.
    3. None of the updates has been installed. I selected them to install, but when I clicked on Ok, the Windows 10 upgrade window was offered. (This is what comes up when I click on Installed Updates, anyway.) In other words, I don’t seem to have a way of installing the updates you list.
    4. Yes.

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