[SOLVED] configuration registry database corrupt - please help

[countryboy818]

Hello- I was attempting to update drivers on my laptop when a window popped up that said "configuration registry database corrupt". How do I fix this?

Thank you in advance!

 

[SleepyDude]

Hi Welcome to Sysnative,

Retrieve the DRIVERS Hive

1. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config and locate the DRIVERS file
2. Please copy the DRIVERS file to your desktop
   Note: If you receive an error that this file is in-use, simply reboot your computer and try again
3. Right-click on this file on your Desktop and select Send To...Compressed (zipped) folder. This will create a file named DRIVERS.ZIP on your Desktop
4. If file will is too large to upload to the forum please share the file using a service like Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, or upload to www.sendspace.com and just provide the link for the file here

 

[countryboy818]

drivers.zip

thank you! See if you can access this one

 

[SleepyDude]

Hi,

You posted the wrong file! is not the drivers folder but the DRIVERS file, please follow the instructions exactly.

 

[countryboy818]

uh oh.... I will do that immediately

 

[countryboy818]

Is this better? :)

 

[SleepyDude]

Yes :)

Replace Drivers Hive Manually

!!! WARNING !!! The following fix is only relevant for this system and no other, applying this fix on another computer will not work and most likely will cause problems...

1. Download the attached DRIVERS2.ZIP and save it to your Desktop.
2. Right-click on it and select Extract all.... Make sure the "Show extracted files when complete" is checked and click Extract.
3. Now we have the DRIVERS file that we will be using to replace your current one.
4. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\config
5. Right-click on the current DRIVERS file and select rename. Rename it to DRIVERS.bad.
   Note: If you get an error that the file is in use, reboot your computer and then try again.
6. Take the file from the Drivers folder on your Desktop and paste it into C:\Windows\System32\config

 

[countryboy818]

Everything is working great now! This all started when my laptop couldn't see any usb flash drives being inserted. Thanks for all your help! You guys are lifesavers!

 

[SleepyDude]

You are welcome.