fatal error: registry keys are missing?

[dudeman007]

I built my new computer about 2 weeks ago and I keep getting this message with the title Fatal Error and the message is

Registry Keys are Missing
Please Reinstall

I can't figure out what to reinstall. If i press control alt del. to find out what program its coming from it just disappears. Also it shows up really randomly when nothing is going on or when i start up. I don't have any problems right now, but this message is freaking me out and getting annoying. Any suggestions?

 

[dudeman007]

And just for the record, i tried using reg. mechanic hoping it would fix it and i got nothing.

 

[talyn00]

How about a bit more details? Like OS name and version, etc

 

[dudeman007]

Im running windows xp home with sp1. I have an asus p4c800-e deluxe with a 3.2 p4 c. I hope that helps some.

 

[pumpkinhead76]

Is there any chance you ran Norton System Doctor and did a Fix All Problems? I did this before and it erased some windows files that it thought was not being used and I had the same problem. I never run the Norton stuff other than Antivirus now

 

[dudeman007]

I think thats possible. What should I do? Reinstall XP? I was thinking about doing that but I wanted to ask you guys here first.

 

[dudeman007]

WOOHOO! I found the problem. I was changing my screen saver at the time when i found out one of the screen savers i was trying to use wouldnt work. When i clicked on it the same message occured! I then got the name of the screen saver and typed it into the search box in my computer and it found the screen saver. The same logo that appeared on the box that i couldnt understand was there too. It turns out this was a screen savers from a bundle disk that i got with my ati card. I got the cd, and reinstalled the screen saver, and now no errors!