I'm using windows XP. I was trying to get the status bar to be on by default in IE, and a webpage had a fix that involved turning a registry under 'software\microsoft\internet explorer\main' to yes. Then when I went to open IE, nothing happened. The cursor turns to the hourglass for a second, but no windows open, and no tasks appear. So I went back to the registry and everything in the main folder has gotten deleted.
I tried hitting f8 on reboot and restoring to last known good configuration, but that just screwed up my display drivers, and didn't hel IE. I uninstalled and reinstalled IE, but that didn't do anything. Any suggestions for how I can restore that folder? Thanks