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If only the question and answer were that simple? Recognize the fact we're referring to a "disabled" registry, not just corrupted? This means, Windows can not start. It's like asking, "how do I fix my lost car?" It might help if you found it first, eh? This article will take you to the level of repair and preparedness that you need when Windows registry is one hundred percent disabled. Which is to say, Windows is lost inside your computer, and until you find it, fixing it is the least of your problems.

Let's get the "geeky" semantics out of the way. A quick glance at the computer help forums will tell you, most people with a disabled registry have already tried the obvious options. For instance, "if" you can get to the Windows startup options screen, and "if" any of them work, then you don't have a "disabled" registry and you can follow the fixes we detail later on. The second obvious solution that most "help" articles tell you to do is use the Windows recovery console. The only way to access the recovery console, (unless you put it on a bootable partition before the problem occurred,) is "if" you have the Operating System (OS) disk, or the OEM recovery disk. If you have either of those, your problems are half over. If you have the disk(s), you simply start with the least destructive recovery option first, until you get back into Windows. Again, once you're in, run the checks and repairs outlined later to find what caused this in the first place. But notice all the "ifs?" We must assume none of these perfect world situations are true, because "if" they were, it's doubtful you'd be looking past your home for a solution.

Here's the problem. Windows, (Vista being the worst) has basically blipped over the old DOS prompt and went straight into the Windows registry to take over the start up processes. This is why, when trying all those above options you get nowhere. At the top of that contemptible start up screen it says, "Windows" startup options? Then, it asks, which way you'd like to start Windows? I.e., "normally," "safe mode," "safe mode with DOS prompt" and "safe mode with networking." Anyone notice a problem here? Right! They're all "Windows" options . . . you know, the program that's disabled? A truly "disabled" Windows registry will not allow you to access any of these handy solutions. Believe me, these tools are always non-functioning when the registry is truly gone or disabled. The most wonderful "update" Microsoft could offer would insert the option; "Go

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