regedit is being used by another program

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  1. csubi

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    i typed regedit in the run command

    got a warning telling me it is being used by another program

    what program??

    ipconfig yeilds nothing and the panel i usually get with cntrl alt delete wont come up either??

    no virus, but installed zone alram suite...

    could that be blocking it?
     
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    What processes are running? CTRL ALT DEL, and post back what you have running.

    What happens when you type in regedt32 in the run command?
     
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    i have no programs running. only the zone alarm

    i typed in regedit32 and it says windows cannot find regedit32. make sure you typed it properly then try again. to search for a file ........


     
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    It's not regedit32.exe, just regedt32.
     
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    ahhh good call.

    i typed it properly..... nothing happens. the run command vanishes, and nothing else comes up.

    same thing happens when i type cntr alt del

    nothing happens

    creepy
     
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    Csubi, ya don't type in CTRL ALT DEL, you press those buttons from the keyboard. That opens up Task Manager, from there click on the Processes tab and post back what you have running.

    Press and hold CTRL ALT, then press DEL and let go.
     
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    ya ya ya

    sorry man, thats what i ment

    i didn t type cnrt alt del in run command. i wanted to stop a frozen prog 2 days ago, and nothing came up. nothing comes up still. even after reboots, and an empty screen.

    i typed regedt32 in run command

    nothing happened there either.

    might just reload windows.

    sorry to sound like a rookie lol
    thanks for helpin though
     
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    Ya gotta do what ya gotta do!
     

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