Deleted the wrong registry filter

Hi, so my iTunes wasn't cooperating with my CD/DVD drive. So I followed iTunes' forum and went into Regedit and deleted the wrong upper and lower filter. So now my Windows 7 machine freezes randomly (I haven't found any similarities between each one) by freezing I mean, "Microsoft Windows" freezes, I can move my mouse but can't do anything else. Is there a way to fix this without having to use the restore disk?

[Added] It works enough where I can back up everything in case I do have to restore the computer. But I don't want to have to hassle with that if I don't have to.

filter freezing itunes windows7 registry regedit

asked Sep 29 '10 at 18:56

bensonjunior
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edited Sep 29 '10 at 19:00

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try doing a system restore. Windows may have backup up the previous versions of registry.

Also, next time, create a registry backup before doing those actions...

answered Sep 29 '10 at 18:59

kevin ♦♦
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edited Sep 29 '10 at 19:02

Okay, I'll back up my computer and try that.

(Sep 29 '10 at 19:04) bensonjunior

I meant creating a backup before deleting registries

(Sep 29 '10 at 19:08) kevin ♦♦

Yeah, but I can't do that now, I already deleted the filter. So I'm gonna have to back up my files and just run the restore

(Sep 29 '10 at 20:19) bensonjunior

There isn't a huge need to backup your computer if you are just doing a system restore. I mean, it can't hurt but it isn't necessary. He meant a backup of the registry. To do this, in the file menu of regedit, click on export and name it before you change anything. This way, if you mess things up, you can just run the backup and it will restore whatever setting you changed.

(Sep 29 '10 at 23:18) Josh_M

0	If it won't let you do the restore, boot into safe mode and do the restore. answered Sep 30 '10 at 02:03 Geenome 2.2k●37●50●72

XP: Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore

Vista / 7: Type "System Restore" into the search box and open it.

There is no need to backup, just select a date that was before you changed the registry and restore it. This won't change any of your files, just the system configuration.

answered Oct 01 '10 at 23:43

DanielHep
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