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Anonymous
2016-04-20T15:14:11+00:00

Was uninstalling a program and accidentally uninstalled an important components in the REGISTRY EDITOR - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE> Wow6432Node and now having problems navigating thru my computer and after restarting I cant get to the login screen. How can I get this fixed?

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Anonymous
2016-04-21T10:18:22+00:00

Hello,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Forum.

I understand that you have removed a registry component accidently.

Redirection subnodes in the registry tree are created automatically by the WOW64 component using the name Wow6432Node. As a result, it is essential not to name any registry key you create Wow6432Node.

You should always take a backup of registry before you modify any settings in registry. For more help refer to the link below.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/back-up-registry#1TC=windows-7

As of now to resolve your problem, we can try to do a system restore to a date prior to the date you have made changes to computer.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/What-is-System-Restore#1TC=windows-7

***System Restore disclaimer:***When you use System Restore to restore the computer to a previous state, programs and updates that you installed are removed.

I hope this information helps. Please reply us back if any further issue with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Sarandeep S - Microsoft Support.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-02-03T07:45:15+00:00

    Hi Sarandeep,

    I accidentally deleted Wow6432Node and after that i am not able to login in windows 7 Home basic. 

    I tried the following methods but No Luck so far:

    1. Use advance boot options and try to startup repair
    2. System Restore

    Both options failed and i have the error on system restore, Wow6432 registry deleted and cannot complete the restore setup

    Any help ? More importantly i have to save my all data in C drive

    Thanks,

    Jhon

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-22T02:36:01+00:00

    Hello,

    Thank you for the update on the issue and good to hear that your issue is resolved by following the steps provided. We really appreciate your efforts and time which you spent on resolving the issue.

    In addition to that, you are always welcome to post your queries on Microsoft Community forum. We'll be glad to assist you again.

    Thanks and Regards

    Sarandeep S - Microsoft Support.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-21T15:33:17+00:00

    Thank you and it worked. Back and running!

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