Code 19 is a Windows registry error that occurs when data on the registry for a device and its driver have been damaged.  When a registry problem is detected, it usually means that one or more service for a device is defined, the registry entry service fails to open, or the registry entry service fails to give a driver name.  Your computer does not recognize the device in the system, so any functions performed using it will be inhibited until the problem is fixed.

To fix this error, try these options:

1. Uninstall the driver for the device.  Once uninstalled, select “Scan for hardware changes” to locate and load a usable driver.
2. Go to the Start menu, select Run.  Enter “regedit”.  In the Registry Editor window, select the key for the current configuration and expand it.  Delete the two subkeys listed below and restart the computer.  Your computer will automatically recognize the drive again, so there is no need to reinstall any of the OD drivers.
3. Restarting the computer in safe mode and in the Last Known Good Configuration will roll back the computer’s hard drives to the most recent successful registry configuration.  The risk with this option is that there is a small chance of data loss, so saving any new files accumulated in the previous month on a disk or USB drive would be smart as a precautionary measure.

Or Get Rid of the Headache and Get a Registry Cleaner

Correct and prevent Code 19 errors and optimize your PC with the click of a button. A good registry cleaner not only corrects any registry error on your computer, but it also prevents things like computer freezes and crashes.  If you’ve ever lost a document you’ve been working on, you already know how important a clean system is.

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