Registry question
Is there a utility/app that would allow you to change/edit the registry on another partition/drive? I had a problem with my Windows. net registry and couldn't boot to it, I got to the command prompt using F8 and tried to use my registry backup to restore it, but kept getting an Access denied error message, and I co ...
Is there a utility/app that would allow you to change/edit the registry on another partition/drive?
I had a problem with my Windows.net registry and couldn't boot to it, I got to the command prompt using F8 and tried to use my registry backup to restore it, but kept getting an "Access denied" error message, and I couldn't fix the Windows.net registry from windows XP.
Thanks for any help.
I had a problem with my Windows.net registry and couldn't boot to it, I got to the command prompt using F8 and tried to use my registry backup to restore it, but kept getting an "Access denied" error message, and I couldn't fix the Windows.net registry from windows XP.
Thanks for any help.
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I do not know about .NET but here is a tip under W2K to repair a damaged unbootable registry.
This is an offline registry editing trick.
Set up a minimal parallel install in a differently named system folder.
For example, install to be repaired in \WINNT, parallel install in \WINNT5.
Boot the parallel install.
Remove the hidden attribute of the target damaged hive in \SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ (for example "system") and make a backup copy, just in case...
From the parallel install, run regedt32 and "load" the damaged hive into the relevant section and give it a name when prompted to do so. Any fancy name will do it, such as "I_Will_Rock_You" or "Come_On_Baby"
Make the changes and "unload" the hive which is written back to the damaged hive. This is safe as nothing is written to the "parallel" hive.
Just worth trying if not already done
Mileage may vary as there may be sometimes write-back errors. Just try again with a new backup copy of the hive.
This is an offline registry editing trick.
Set up a minimal parallel install in a differently named system folder.
For example, install to be repaired in \WINNT, parallel install in \WINNT5.
Boot the parallel install.
Remove the hidden attribute of the target damaged hive in \SYSTEM32\CONFIG\ (for example "system") and make a backup copy, just in case...
From the parallel install, run regedt32 and "load" the damaged hive into the relevant section and give it a name when prompted to do so. Any fancy name will do it, such as "I_Will_Rock_You" or "Come_On_Baby"
Make the changes and "unload" the hive which is written back to the damaged hive. This is safe as nothing is written to the "parallel" hive.
Just worth trying if not already done
Mileage may vary as there may be sometimes write-back errors. Just try again with a new backup copy of the hive.
For those who want to edit registry files off-line or on-line, here is a nifty free little program called RegLite http://www.resplendence.com/registry/reglite.htm
It allows navigating hives and copy/paste/edit very easily in an explorer-like UI
It allows navigating hives and copy/paste/edit very easily in an explorer-like UI
