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Modified using Regedit; can't access programs/change back
[I tried to download the file as requesting the in the BSOD Posting Instructions, but I can't due to the problem below.]
I was trying to download/install a program, but did not have enough space in my C drive. As the download/installation was automatic, I could not directly select for the installation to occur where I wanted, my D drive (a memory card). So, I used regedit and modified ProgramFilesDir, ProgramFilesDir (x86), and ProgramW6432Dir to D:\Programs, D:\Program Files (x86), and D:\Program Files. I did not create these folders in the D drive prior to doing this.
Now I still cannot download the program I wanted and cannot open files for the program. Worse, I cannot access regedit, task manager, system restore, or other such 'crucial' things as an administrator. Using my other (non-administrator) account, I can access regedit and task manager. In task manager, under the 'Users' tab (this is in 10), the status of my administrator account is listed as 'disconnected.' When I log into my administrator account, things run slowly, and if I try to open regedit, taskmanager, or CCleaner it does nothing for around 5 minutes, then there is an error pop-up claiming something along the lines of 'There are no files.' I suspect that if I just redirect back to C:\ Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86), this might be fixed. But without access to regedit as an administrator, I can't do that. Help would be appreciated.
Thanks.