PREMIUM BOOSTER 2.8 - Downloaded 5-3-08
I downloaded this program and, like a smart techie (I wish) I started a backup of my registry (using the backup feature of this progam). The regitry backup process began okay and, of course, took awhile.
While the backup was in progress, I saw the "Register" button at the top right corner of the program's window. I wondered why it was there, since the program's already registered (thank you, GAOTD). So, while the backup process was STILL RUNNING, I clicked on the "Register" button.
The program went into "eternal hourglass mode" and I couldn't click on anything. I couldn't close it, abort the backup, nothing! I tried to do a soft restart (Ctrl-Alt-Del) but even that wouldn't work. So I shut down by pressing & holding the power button.
NOW - I reran the program and tried to restart the backup process, with a new filename for the backup. But as soon as I click "Start Backup" I get a message saying,
"You do not have permission to access [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE ; Note: You should have permissions of System Administrator to do "Registry Backup" ; Do you want to abort the backup process? ; YES/NO"
If I click "NO," I get the same message again, but with a different registry key listed. Continually clicking "NO" repeats the message continually, with different registry keys mentioned. My only option is to click "YES" (or, maybe click "no" until I run out of registry keys).
Once I click "Yes" to abort the backup, I get a message saying "Registry has been successfully backed up." But of course it isn't, if only because I know it takes longer than a second or two to back up the registry.
I've used RegEdit to make a real backup of the registry (export), but I only did that after all this happened, so it might not help. ALSO - The "backups" made by "Premium Booster" are empty - that is, the registry I used to back up to (their default "My Backups") now consists of a subdir called "User" with 4 child folders, all of which are empty (no hidden files, either).
I'm logged onto an account with Administrator privileges, but it says I need "permissions of System Administrator." What is worrisome, though, is that this backup process seemed to work fine until I clicked the "Register" button during the first backup.
Did I screw something up in the registry because the program wasn't idiot-proof?
Any ideas as to how to fix this, so Premium Booster will back up the registry - and more important, work 100%?
I could uninstall/reinstall "Premium Booster" to see if that fixes the problem, but I don't think it would and would like to see if others think it would before I go to the trouble.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!