Topic: Win ME - REGENV32.EXE

[Rodders]

ME really is a complete bag of poo, isn't it!  My soon-to-be-ex missus has decided that she's going to be the new owner of my laptop, so I did a full clean reinstall of ME from the bootable install CD, which has a Ghost file containing ME and the drivers.
 
Not long after I'd downloaded the ton of updates required to make ME usable and then adding a number of security apps, I was hit with a BSOD right out of the blue.  On re-booting and going through the CheckDisk rigmarole, REGENV32.EXE was found to have corrupted.  The original file is around 72k, while the repaired file is 60k.

This is apparently a well-documented problem, but why doesn't Microsoft provide a downloadable replacement, for goodness sake?

Oh yes...  I did extract a copy from the CAB in windows/options, but found that corrupted, too!

Anyone got an original?  PM me.  8)

[Lona]

Give me a few minutes, Rodders, and I will see what I can do. My WinMe disc is not a complete copy of WinMe but HP's restore disc. I will search for that file and send it to you ASAP.

[Lona]

Found File and it's on it's way to you. Let me know if it works.

[Rodders]

Nothing yet!  I'm just wondering whether my ISP blocks executable attachments.  





Edit: Smelling pistakes.

[Lona]

I sent it to your pals addy, Rodders. If you PM me a different addy, I will try again.

[Lona]

Sorry, Rodders, the email just came back to me and said I will have to zip the file and then send it because it is an exe file. Hang on there

[Rodders]

Result!  Cheers, Lona!  

[Barra]

I've just checked my REGENV32.EXE and mine is only 60k but I've not had the problem you have had Rodders. What exactly is it for?

[Rodders]

It seems to be a handler for Environment Variables, and writes to the registry whenever ME is shut down.  There's a lot of related stuff that can be found on Google when searching by the filename.

[Rodders]

Lona:

I've just checked out the Zip you sent me, and found you've included the wrong file.  Could you have another crack at it, please?

[daveeb]

going back to your original point rodders, ME really is a pile of crap, more unstable than iraq. get a bsod every day without fail.  having said that at least you dont have to ask bill gates's permission to make a few hardware changes  

[Rodders]

Hmmm...  Good point, Dave!  

[daveeb]

i've sent a zipped copy of it to your pcpals addy

 

[Rodders]

Cheers Dave!  I was kind of hoping for the 72k version, though.  I don't suppose you could have a butchers in Cab 17(?) of your Win ME disc for the original?  

[Lona]

Sorry Rodders if it was the wrong file but I sent you the file you asked for which was REGENV32.exe. Is it a different file that you need?