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[MarshallO]

This is my first post, so I hope that I'm in the right Forum! According to CCleaner, under "Issues" I have the following "Missing Startup Software": HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (which I haven't been able to locate anywhere on my computer!). Every time that I delete it via CCleaner, when I re-log onto the net, Spybot's Teatimer forces me to create a new Registry entry for it, which is then gets re-deleted by CCleaner, which then gets re-added by Spybot when I log back onto the network again, and so forth and so forth and so forth. . . I find that by unchecking "Run at Startup" under Registry Integrity, I don't have this problem, but have never had this problem AT ALL prior to a few days ago! Does anyone know what is happening, what HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Run is, and how I can get it back? As far as I can tell, my computer is running fine (particularly after I removed the very troublesome Musicmatch), but wonder what is causing this "Missing Startup Software" problem. I'd appreciate any help you can offer me. THANKS!

[Eldmannen]

That is the registry key, there is also an registry value to that key.
What is the value?

[MarshallO]

Eldmannen, on Mar 5 2006, 09:13 AM, said:

That is the registry key, there is also an registry value to that key.
What is the value?

Eldmannen--I'm a relative novice to computers, so I haven't the slightest idea how to locate a "registry value". For the time being, I've "solved" this problem by deciding never to use CCleaner's "Issues" (or any) registry cleaner again until I know what I'm doing! I've been warned that if you aren't very computer-savvy (which I'm certainly not!), cleaning the registry isn't the greatest of ideas--you might wind-up deleting something you need (even if you "save" your deletions, unless you know which of the deletions--out of all the multitudes you've saved--was the one you SHOULDN'T have deleted, "saving" really isn't going to do you much good, either)!

Thanks, anyway!

[krit86lr]

MarshallO, on Mar 5 2006, 03:19 PM, said:

I've been warned that if you aren't very computer-savvy (which I'm certainly not!), cleaning the registry isn't the greatest of ideas--you might wind-up deleting something you need (even if you "save" your deletions, unless you know which of the deletions--out of all the multitudes you've saved--was the one you SHOULDN'T have deleted, "saving" really isn't going to do you much good, either)!

Thanks, anyway!

You're right about 1 thing. You should learn about your registry before using a registry cleaner.

And saving does work if you do it properly. You shouldn't have many backups.

[MarshallO]

Thanks, guys! I'll just have to keep learning about computers. (So far, most of what computer "knowledge" I have has been gained via making--and then trying to correct--hideous mistakes!)

[Andavari]

MarshallO, on Mar 5 2006, 03:57 PM, said:

(So far, most of what computer "knowledge" I have has been gained via making--and then trying to correct--hideous mistakes!)

That's how I got to where I'm at today, I would royally f'up my Win98 computer back in 1998 only to learn how to fix it.

[Eldmannen]

Yes, it is possible to learn alot by breaking things.
My computer often used to break, and when it did, if I wanted to continue use it, I had to figure out a way to fix it.