[g33kgrl]

Yesterday, I downloaded UBCD4Win v 3.5 and today created my disk to try and fix the hive issue on my son's laptop. I loaded UBCD4Win interface to get to Start > Programs > Registry Tools > Registry Restore Wizard, but after clicking on it, I receive the following error:
Run-time error '52':
Bad file name or number

I double check my build and made sure that the Registry Restore Wizard plug-in was enabled (although I assume since it was available in the menus, it would have had to be enabled) and I tried to click on the Config button in the case that I was missing something, but there is no configuration needed for this plug-in. Am I missing something on my end (would not be surprising considering the day I've had) or is there something else going on that is causing this issue? I appreciate any and all help you can provide at your convenience. Thank you!

[pcuser]

I'm not sure why it's failing and I won't have time for several more hours to compile a debug version for you to try but THIS thread explains how to manually restore your registry.

[g33kgrl]

pcuser, on 03 November 2009 - 05:51 PM, said:

I'm not sure why it's failing and I won't have time for several more hours to compile a debug version for you to try but THIS thread explains how to manually restore your registry.

Well, that was interesting, to say the least. I followed the link that you provided and scrolled to the part about manually restoring the registry hives. By utilizing Start > Programs > Command Prompt, I could not access my C:\ drive much less my system volume information. It just kept bouncing me back to the X:\ drive that UBCD4Win created when loaded. I had previously run various other hard disk utilities trying to determine what was wrong with the laptop to begin with (except for chkdsk because I could not access the command prompt) and nothing was found to be wrong with the drive. Since I seemed to be at another impasse, I decided to run chkdsk as stated previously in the post you directed me to and it did fix several things. It didn't fix my ability to access the C:\ drive or the system volume information however, but as a fluke, I tried to run the Registry Restore Wizard again (yes, I'm quite stubborn). This time, not only did I NOT receive the run-time error, but it ran flawlessly and now the laptop is back to booting properly. So, with your help and my stubbornness, the problem has been solved. I appreciate you taking the time to point me in the right direction. Thank you!

[pcuser]

I'm glad to hear it.

Thanks for reporting back, I'm sure it'll help someone else in the future.