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Zach

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#8677 20-Jul-2006 18:17

Whenever I right-click on a folder and select properties, I get the error: "RegOpenKeyEx: The handle is invalid" I think it was after a so called "tweak" with Tune-Up Utilities 2006. I have tried to restore the registry changes, but with no success.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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#42062 20-Jul-2006 18:25

Have you tried System Restore or the restore provided by the software itselft?

Ah, and never user Registry Cleaners.

Zach

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#42063 20-Jul-2006 18:35

Yeah, I've tried a system restore but that didn't work.
Apart from this problem, it has been good.

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#42068 20-Jul-2006 18:56

Perhaps an older restore point, a couple of days before you run the program?

Other than this I've done a Google search and didn't come with anything for this exact problem, except that it sounds as the registry on this computer is damaged.

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#42071 20-Jul-2006 18:58

Yeah, and the people who have had the same problem didn't find any solutions :(

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