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by ashish

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I run a WinXP SP1 machine with all the latest updates. Recently I've been getting an error message whenever I right click on an icon and
select "properties" The message reads "RegOpenKeyEx: the specified module could not be found." but when I just click OK everything works fine. Please tell me the reason for this and how do I fix it?"

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by tduval

Are you sure your user account has enough rights ?
Can find any other answer for your question

by superman79

This is one of the last resorts you might one to try. Winxp has a feature that lets you go back to a previous state of windows. Its like Goback.on Gateway. IF you can remember the last time your comp was working fine you can reset you comp to that date. Of Course you will lose whatever you have saved from that point on. It should be on accesories and system tools.

by stephaniewf

This is actually an expansion to previous advise given to you...The tool you would use in WinXP is called "System Restore" Go to START, ALL PROGRAMS, ACCESSORIES, SYSTEM TOOLS, SYSTEM RESTORE. Once you click on System Restore, it will ask you if you want to restore your system to an earlier time; click next. You will see a screen with a calendar. You are able to choose a date that is in boldface. Go back to a point that you can remember your computer functioning properly. You will not lose any files, documents, etc. However, if you have installed programs after the date that you've chosen to restore to, you will have to reinstall them. One thing to keep in mind, this is not permanent. If the restore does not fix your problem, youcan undo it by going back into the System Restore utility.

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