There are other options for recovering from a problem like this.
It is not necessary to format.
The "installations" of programs can be lost when the registry gets
corrupted, but all the files and data are still on the harddrive.
Sometimes you can just delete the Windows directory, re-install
Windows and go looking for your data. (ALL programs would
then need to be re-installed too.)
An immediate format is my last choice to recover from a problem.
As a matter of fact, I ONLY format a drive when I buy it, or when
moving it to a different machine.
Other than that, I manipulate things at a file level.
Just my $.02          Rick Glazier

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul"
> Last month I posted in here similar problem you're having  right now.  The
> subject line was "Looping Registry Checker."  Like me, I strongly believe
> you have a corrupted registry files and if you still have the capability, I
> would strongly recommend right now to make backups of all your data files
> (ex:  word files, dbase, spreadsheets, graphics, etc.) before it's too late.
> You sound like your registry files are corrupted.
>
>  I should say, the problem was very devastating  such that I end up
> reformatting my harddrive.

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