HELP! My pc doesn`t react when i click on My Computer

darealnash · 09-12-2004, 04:40 AM

When i click on my computer, my pc does nothing... What could be the cause of that? I tried a joke with my little sister, which involved editing the register, and making a new DWORD object called NoDrives, but when i tried to undo this, i accidentally erased the wrong DWORD object, called NoDrives with something behind it. I`m using Windows XP, could anybody please tell me which DWORD object that could be, and what it`s for, and how to recover it?

**Salem** · 09-12-2004, 04:51 AM

> What could be the cause of that?
I'm guessing it's a PEBKAC problem.

The chair in question being yours.

I guess now you know that editing registry is not just some "cover my arse" warning and it really does mean you can trash your system.

> and how to recover it?
If you're lucky - system restore
If you're not - find your install disks

Salem - "I'm fed up of all the 'I broke my system' please help" messages on the tech forum.

Waldo2k2 · 09-12-2004, 07:55 PM

I personally like ID10T error myself...

www.winguides.com

ober · 09-13-2004, 06:20 AM

silly n00b. That'll teach you to stop fscking with the registry.

axon · 09-13-2004, 05:35 PM

ober, frankly, I'm disapointed with your attitude towards inexperieced new members...
:whine whine whine:

ober · 09-14-2004, 06:23 AM

I'm sorry... but if you're gonna randomly sign on to a programming forum and say "uh oh... I just FUBARed my computer while trying to play a prank... but oh wait... I don't know jack about what I'm doing... I'm just copying something from the web... HELP ME!!!111".... then I don't have much sympathy for you.

Waldo2k2 · 09-14-2004, 12:36 PM

and I love it when they never come back, even after I posted a link that has his answer...oh well, one less to deal with....you know we should have some kind of new member screening? Like a trial by fire period in which they have to make 10 meaningful posts/threads before they can have a full membership? And they can only post in the n00b section of the forums, so hence there'd be a n00b GD and a n00b TB, etc. I like it.

::edit::
sorry....I just like saying n00b....

09-12-2004, 04:40 AM	#1
darealnash Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 24	HELP! My pc doesn`t react when i click on My Computer When i click on my computer, my pc does nothing... What could be the cause of that? I tried a joke with my little sister, which involved editing the register, and making a new DWORD object called NoDrives, but when i tried to undo this, i accidentally erased the wrong DWORD object, called NoDrives with something behind it. I`m using Windows XP, could anybody please tell me which DWORD object that could be, and what it`s for, and how to recover it?
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09-12-2004, 04:51 AM	#2
Salem and the hat of Jobseeking Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The edge of the known universe Posts: 21,639	> What could be the cause of that? I'm guessing it's a PEBKAC problem. The chair in question being yours. I guess now you know that editing registry is not just some "cover my arse" warning and it really does mean you can trash your system. > and how to recover it? If you're lucky - system restore If you're not - find your install disks Salem - "I'm fed up of all the 'I broke my system' please help" messages on the tech forum. __________________ If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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09-12-2004, 07:55 PM	#3
Waldo2k2 PC Fixer-Upper Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,001	I personally like ID10T error myself... www.winguides.com __________________ PHP and XML Let's talk about SAX
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09-13-2004, 06:20 AM	#4
ober 5\|-\|1+\|-\|34\|) Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,429	silly n00b. That'll teach you to stop fscking with the registry.
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09-13-2004, 05:35 PM	#5
axon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mt. Prospect, IL Posts: 2,602	ober, frankly, I'm disapointed with your attitude towards inexperieced new members... :whine whine whine: __________________ some entropy with that sink? entropysink.com there are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness. - franz kafka
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09-14-2004, 06:23 AM	#6
ober 5\|-\|1+\|-\|34\|) Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,429	I'm sorry... but if you're gonna randomly sign on to a programming forum and say "uh oh... I just FUBARed my computer while trying to play a prank... but oh wait... I don't know jack about what I'm doing... I'm just copying something from the web... HELP ME!!!111".... then I don't have much sympathy for you.
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09-14-2004, 12:36 PM	#7
Waldo2k2 PC Fixer-Upper Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,001	and I love it when they never come back, even after I posted a link that has his answer...oh well, one less to deal with....you know we should have some kind of new member screening? Like a trial by fire period in which they have to make 10 meaningful posts/threads before they can have a full membership? And they can only post in the n00b section of the forums, so hence there'd be a n00b GD and a n00b TB, etc. I like it. ::edit:: sorry....I just like saying n00b.... __________________ PHP and XML Let's talk about SAX
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