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Loading hives from a slave
Slaving the dead drive into a working system is, in my experience, the ideal way to do this.
To view or edit those files, assuming you are running XP, first back up your own registry or create a restore point.
Then, open REGEDIT and highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE . Go to File and choose Load Hive. In the window that opens, browse to \system32\config on the slave drive and open any one of System, Security, Software or Sam. If, say, you are going to open Software, it will ask you to name the key. Call it shaftware or something like that because there is already a key named Software in HKLM, and access would be denied.
When "shaftware" opens, you can browse and edit to your heart's content.
When you are done editing the key, highlight "shaftware" again, go back to File and choose Unload Hive.
Repeat the procedure for the other files (SAM, SYSTEM, etc.)
If using W2K, use regedt32. In XP, regedit and regedt32 have been combined, so it doesn't matter which one you run, you get the same new app, "Registry Editor".
Posted: 08/22/2006 @ 11:43 PM (PDT)
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Fix a registry on a dead systemcole1@... | 02/24/2005 @ 05:14 AM (PST)
XP Has This OptionAakash Shah | 02/24/2005 @ 07:12 AM (PST)
Registry Editors in Different Versions of Windowsnossedai@... | 02/24/2005 @ 07:15 AM (PST)
What about remote registry update?pschulan | 02/24/2005 @ 08:04 AM (PST)
AV Anti-Spyware applicationshkphooey | 02/27/2005 @ 08:19 PM (PST)
Did you test this?remargable | 02/12/2006 @ 06:03 PM (PST)
Im lazy and like pointy clicky interfacesScatts | 04/05/2006 @ 05:19 PM (PDT)
Fix a registry on a dead systemMHurtares | 07/18/2006 @ 08:01 AM (PDT)
Loading hives from a slavewjal1@... | 08/22/2006 @ 11:43 PM (PDT)
Loading hives from a slaveMHurtares | 08/23/2006 @ 10:28 AM (PDT)
what about removing passwordsABLESAMBAKER@... | 08/29/2006 @ 04:05 AM (PDT)
Message has been deleted.tommycat1@... | 09/23/2008 @ 08:19 AM (PDT)
RE: Fix a registry on a dead systemthehummer24@... | 12/05/2008 @ 05:51 AM (PST)
system got back to lifehardboni@... | 12/06/2008 @ 02:18 PM (PST)

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