Just apparently successfully edited the registry on my second try...at least it booted up without the annoying "cannot find .....ESUART.VXD" message I always got.
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OK, I've managed to rework everything to get near back to normal, and here's how it went:
Tried getting rid of just the desktop, then the registry. Neither fixed things, so I created a startup (EBD) disk with Deltree and Diskcopy, and erased the Windows directory.
My only problems (so far)...
Thanks, Ed
You seem to be the expert on this - your name kept coming up in my searches. How about an FAQ?
Just a couple of questions before I attempt this:
What does EBD stand for and is it the same as the Windows 95 Startup Disk I create when re-installing Windows?
Is there any chance just...
Re-installing Windows 95 has royally screwed me!
It's done something to the registry and I don't know how to fix it. (Didn't know it wouldn't get backed up) When I try to open Word it tells me that the document can't be registered...
More importantly, my cut & paste and drag & drop functions...
Other people seem to have had this problem (Windows 95 acting strange, Drag & Drop problems, etc), but I haven't seen a solution posted yet.
If I get a solution, I'll document it here!
It all started when I installed Windows 95 over a newer version of Windows 95. I have a Celeron m/b with 32 meg...
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