Microsoft KB Archive/134496

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Error Message: SDMErr(80000003): Registry Access Failed

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Q134496

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

SYMPTOMS
When Windows 95 is detecting the hardware in your computer, you may receive the following error message:

SDMErr(80000003): Registry access failed.

CAUSE
The registry is damaged.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

 Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.  Type the following command at the MS-DOS prompt, and then press ENTER: "regedit /e reg.txt" Ignore any message about missing data.   Type the following command, and then press ENTER: "regedit /c reg.txt" This command regenerates the internal registry data structures.  Restart the computer normally. Run the operation that generated the error message in the first place.

Keywords : win95

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95