Hai....

Why if I want open regedit (run>regedit), and then show message error like that

The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005)

Please anybody help me...

Jebat

Thanks

Which version of Windows are you running?

thanks,
-brenda (ISV Buddy Team)

I was able to find some detailed info about the Windows registry on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/. If this doesn't help you resolve the issue, please provide as much relevant detail as possible and we can ask an engineer.

-brenda (ISV Buddy Team)

I have exactly the same problem, do not know when it started. The information is not helpful. details: XP prof, version 2002, SP2. I can open the registry with an external tool: TuneUp Utilities.

Help would be appreciated.

First do a search to see if your copy even has it. Click search, type regedit.exe. If it shows up then click run, type in REGEDIT I had this same problem til one day I used caps. So, in the run box just type REGEDIT

No period, no exe. Odd, but it worked for me.

Thank you for your suggestion. I tried it, but it did not work. I did see, however, that I have a copy of regedit in the directory C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386. When i doubleclick on this file (thus in this directory), than it works. When I run regedit using start - run - regedit, than it gives the error message again. It is annoying, I tried to install a program but got error messages. I am a layman, but it seems as if a program is using/blocking regedit in the C:\windows directory or something like that.

Does it make a difference that I use a dutch version of Win XP prof?

thanks again,

Wim

The dutch version would be the same globally. I am wondering if you click start- then run- then type in regedit if you are using capital letters instead of lower case. For example Type in REGEDIT that's all, no exe or period.

If it's still not working there are other ways to open regedit, especially if you are running XP pro. I need to know why you want to get into regedit. Is the reason because you are getting error messages when you try to install a new program? If so, then I can show or tell you a way around that.

So, What I need to know is why you need to get into regedit in the first place and for which reason.

smokymtnstn

p.s. I am also a layperson.

Hi, I'm not sure why that error message appears, but if you would like to open regedit manually, here's how.

Click START,SEARCH, TYPE IN regedit. In the look in: search box,click the arrow tab, then browse. Find the windows folder. It will be under my computer, hard drive, then the windows folder. Click on the windows folder to select, then click OK.

You are now back in search, click search, then when regedit folder shows up you may stop the search. Left click on regedit folder application icon, then click open. You are now in registry editor.

Just a note: When you type in regedit on the top search box, be sure to type it just like this

regedit

That's all.