Corrupt Registry on SSD

[Adrenalin33]

While browsing in Firefox and downloading an update for Battlefield 4 I got a quick BSOD which I didn’t have time to read all the details.
Windows went to restart and went to startup recovery. It said it wasn’t able to fix automatically. When I click on problem details here is what comes up.

Problem Signature 01:6.1.7600.16385
Problem Signature 02:6.1.7600.16385
Problem Signature 03:unkown
Problem Signature 04:21200724
Problem Signature 05:AutoFailover
Problem Signature 06:5
Problem Signature 07:CorruptRegistry
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.2561


So from what I gather I have a corrupt registry issue. The weirdest part to me is when I 'm in Windows recovery menus, it is showing my SSD drive (which is where Windows was installed) as my E: drive and then my WD 1TB media harddrive as my C: drive……when in fact my SSD was always my C: drive and my media drive was my E: drive. Why would it now show them transposed (or does that matter at all)? Also I don’t know if it is worth mentioning but my SSD only had less than 1GB free before things crashed out.

What I’ve tried so far and hasn’t worked
• System Recovery (I don’t have any recovery images saved)
• Let computer sit overnight
• Unplug and replug in SSD
• Removed CMOS chip
• Restart with Win7 disc in DVD drive

I was planning on giving this process a try,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0A99D23RWs
but again I’m weirded out that Windows is saying my E: drive is where Windows is installed when it was always my C: drive (SSD).
Will trying this process effectively reformat (erase) all my previous info? I don’t mind if that happens to my SSD as it was just running Windows and things like Itunes backup and Outlook. But I just don’t want to eff up my WD harddirve which has my media. Make sense?

System Specs
AMD Phenomx X6 1055t
ASUS M4A89TD Pro
OCZ Agility 2 60gb (c: drive with Windows install)
WD 1 TB (E: drive with media)
8gb GSkill Ripjaws
XFX Radeon 5850HD
Windows 7

 

[Matt1970]

Try this. Boot to your windows 7 DVD. Click "next" at the first screen and then at the second screen select "Repair your computer" It will now search for your windows installs. With your windows install highlighted and the "Use recovery tools....." selected click next. Windows will almost always have the wrong drive letter there as the DVD you are booting to creates a virtual drive C. It sounds like you got this far before. On the next menu select system restore (not system image recovery) and then select a date before your PC went bananas.

 

[denis280]

Did you install the OS with the Hdd disconnected.

 

[postmortemIA]

usually you have backup of registry hives at
C:\Windows\System32\Config\RegBack
if one of files is corrupted, you should make backup of all and then restore them all from the mentioned backup

this used to happen more often in windows 2000 days.. usually with cheap amd chipsets

and looks like you have winnong combo, least reliable SSD and chipset

 

[Adrenalin33]

First off thanks for taking time to reply quickly. Much appreciatedb

Matt - when I try system restore it says "no restore points have been created on your computer systems drive. To create a restore point open System Protection.

Denise - I can't remember as it was installed 3 years ago

Postmortem - sorry I'm bit confused on your post.

 

[postmortemIA]

First off thanks for taking time to reply quickly. Much appreciatedb

Matt - when I try system restore it says "no restore points have been created on your computer systems drive. To create a restore point open System Protection.

Denise - I can't remember as it was installed 3 years ago

Postmortem - sorry I'm bit confused on your post.

The registry files are backed up in C: \windows\system32\config\regback folder
you need to replace current versions of the registry files (called system, software, security, sam, and default) from backups to
C: \windows\system32\config

you can do it by booting with windows 7 dvd and choose command prompt recovery option. then issue copy command like

copy C:\windows\system32\config\regback\system c:\windows\system32\config\system

 

[sm625]

Scrolls down.

Sees the letters O C and Z.

:'(

Sorry. Make sure your files are backed up. You'll want to keep the files on that drive to a minimum ie use it only for the OS, and do a weekly image backup. And back up your registry onto a secondary drive.