Fatal: Could not open registry key: \SOFTWARE\Bethesda Softworks\Skyrim\

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Clicking TES5Edit.exe, trying to use the program.

What is the expected output?
I expected the program to run as it always does.  (Note, up till this evening, 
TES5 is the ONLY program I have ever had that *never* screwed itself up. Go 
figure, eh?)

What do you see instead?
On the right side of the screen -- Fatal: Could not open registry key: 
\SOFTWARE\Bethesda Softworks\Skyrim\
On the Left side, and for the Form fields at the top of the left side, blank.  
Clicking Close gives me a choice of closing, ignoring, or trying to continue, 
but nothing helps anyway.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
TES5Edit_3_0_22_Experimental
Win7

Please provide any additional information below.
The program ran perfectly yesterday (and has since I first downloaded the new 
version); however, it isn't working today.

I have Skyrim set to auto-update; I have the CK set to auto-update.

I validated both Skyrim and CK, deleted and re-installed TES5, the problem 
persists.

I DO NOT have the DLC of Dawnguard or Hearthfire, I have only Skyrim, 
Update.ESM, and High-Res texture packs 1 &2.  I use SKSE, and as I said, until 
today, I never had a single issue with TES5.

Below is the text of the bug report:
date/time         : 2012-10-24, 17:13:00, 653ms
computer name     : ALLA-PC
user name         : Alla <admin>
registered owner  : Alla
operating system  : Windows 7 x64 Service Pack 1 build 7601
system language   : English
system up time    : 8 hours 44 minutes
program up time   : 21 seconds
processors        : 6x AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T Processor
physical memory   : 6345/8189 MB (free/total)
free disk space   : (C:) 346.67 GB
display mode      : 1920x1080, 32 bit
process id        : $1328
allocated memory  : 41.23 MB
executable        : TES5Edit.exe
exec. date/time   : 2012-10-13 10:57
version           : 1.0.0.0
compiled with     : Delphi XE
madExcept version : 3.0o
TES5Edit.exe.mad  : $0002f6a8, $7f37414d, $a2bc96aa
callstack crc     : $8211f496, $8211f496, $8211f496
count             : 11
exception number  : 2
exception class   : EAccessViolation
exception message : Access violation at address 008A3CCC in module 
'TES5Edit.exe'. Read of address 00000000.

main thread ($27c):
008a3ccc +2a0 TES5Edit.exe segment%152 public%17373

thread $1100 (TWorkerThread):
004071ce +5a TES5Edit.exe segment%0 public%286

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Allann...@gmail.com on 24 Oct 2012 at 10:22

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Side note -- the folder that "Fatal" is looking for? Yeah, that doesn't even 
exist on my computer.  Like the entire rest of the world, my directory for 
Skyrim is Steam > Steamapps > Common > Skyrim

Not sure if that helps, but my kids told me to mention it.

Original comment by Allann...@gmail.com on 24 Oct 2012 at 10:32

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When autoupdating Steam deletes registry settings due to it's internal bug. Run 
Skyrim Launcher to restore it.

Original comment by zila...@gmail.com on 25 Oct 2012 at 5:47

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