The 'Search' function on the start menu does not work. It seems to freeze and will not even close until I have shut down the computer. What can I do to correct this situation?

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  Black screen problems are extremely difficult to repair and all patch is usually on a base hit or miss.
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  Sunday, August 22, 2010 01:54

   

  Windows Live K - Ann C response.

   

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  Response from Neil Clark

   

  Hi K - Ann,

  Thank you for the above information.

  I followed you instruction to back up the registry keys, but when I followed step number 7. Navigate to the location and look for the name of the file with the .reg extension and click Open, the message of answers that I received from the registry editor has been as follows: -.

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  So I closed my computer and restarted. I then followed your instructions again (this time save the backup of the registry to a member in the same library, called "Backup260910bkup"

  Yet once, when I followed the number of the step 7. Navigate to the location and look for the name of the file with the .reg extension and click Open, the message of answers that I received from the registry editor has been as follows: -.

  Impossible to import C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\My Documents\My Backup\Backup260910bkup.reg of register: not all data was successfully written to the registry.  Some keys are open by the system or my other processes.

  Can you tell me what I need to do to work around this problem of backup of the registry?

  I look forward to receiving your response.

  Thank you

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  Monday, August 30, 2010 22:19

   

  Response of Windows Live Mechell P.

  Posted by Neil Clark

   

  Impossible to import C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\My Documents\My Backup\Backup260910bkup.reg of register: not all data was successfully written to the registry.  Some keys are open by the system or my other processes.

  For this error, you must contact the Support Windows via Microsoft answers Forum link below:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/default.aspx#tab=4

  Thank you
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