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Raistlin · 18-04-2005, 22:34

Hi Guys,

Wonder if someone can help with this one please?

Whenever my Brother-n-law starts his PC (Windows XP Home) up he gets a Windows error message box pop up with only an Ok button on it.

Title: Automatic Update Agent
Message: KEY 'Path' is missing in the registry

Now, I'm assuming that this is because something is trying to load at startup, looking for a KEY in the registry that is called "Path" and not being able to find it.

I'm thinking that the best way to work out what is causing it is to do a selective startup and remove one entry from the list at a time until we don't get the error message any more. Would this be the best way to tackle this though?

Before we start messing with his machine, is there anything that we shouldn't stop from loading at startup?

The situation is that his machine is a few years old, he has a lot of software installed that is (for one reason or another) pretty much irreplaceable without significant cost and time. It's taken (many) years to get the software that he needs for his home business to work the way that it needs to and it really isn't possible to start it all from scratch.

If it turns out to be a Windows component, will removing the component and then re-installing it fix the error?

Thanks for any help.
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Forgot to say that if anybody wants to see a picture of the message I can post it here. Didn't seem like a lot of point though as it is exactly as I've described it above.

Also, this happens regardless of which account you log into so I'm guessing it has to be something that is installed in all of the profiles.

18-04-2005, 22:34	#1
Raistlin Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Services: Depends on the person and the price they're offering Posts: 12,384	Key "Path" Missing? Hi Guys, Wonder if someone can help with this one please? Whenever my Brother-n-law starts his PC (Windows XP Home) up he gets a Windows error message box pop up with only an Ok button on it. Title: Automatic Update Agent Message: KEY 'Path' is missing in the registry Now, I'm assuming that this is because something is trying to load at startup, looking for a KEY in the registry that is called "Path" and not being able to find it. I'm thinking that the best way to work out what is causing it is to do a selective startup and remove one entry from the list at a time until we don't get the error message any more. Would this be the best way to tackle this though? Before we start messing with his machine, is there anything that we shouldn't stop from loading at startup? The situation is that his machine is a few years old, he has a lot of software installed that is (for one reason or another) pretty much irreplaceable without significant cost and time. It's taken (many) years to get the software that he needs for his home business to work the way that it needs to and it really isn't possible to start it all from scratch. If it turns out to be a Windows component, will removing the component and then re-installing it fix the error? Thanks for any help. __________________ Forgot to say that if anybody wants to see a picture of the message I can post it here. Didn't seem like a lot of point though as it is exactly as I've described it above. Also, this happens regardless of which account you log into so I'm guessing it has to be something that is installed in all of the profiles.