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delete regestry keys in dos
Name: Hassan789 Date: December 9, 2004 at 15:04:57 Pacific OS: 2000 CPU/Ram: 128MB
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How can you delete registry keys/vlaues using MS-DOS Command Prompt. I want to delete some keys or folders (if possible) using a boot floppy, but i dont know how to do it in dos. i can do it in windows by running "regedit".
Name: zorki1c Date: December 9, 2004 at 15:18:18 Pacific
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Don't know that it can be done from DOS although if you know enough about Windows I suppose anything is possible. Wouldn't be easy, I'll bet.
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Response Number 2
Name: iamc Date: December 9, 2004 at 16:02:10 Pacific
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As with most things, there is probably more than one way to accomplish this task. What exactly are you trying to do? Maybe somebody can suggest another (maybe even a better) way to do it than what you have in mind.
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Response Number 3
Name: Hassan789 Date: December 10, 2004 at 04:17:13 Pacific
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well im trying to remove deep feeze in win 2k.
to do that you have to either know the password or delete the driver files.You have to do it from true dos(using boot disk). but when you delete the driver files, windows doesn't start besause the regesrty has some keys that indicate there should be those driver files on the computer.
also you cant change anything wile windows is on because of deep freeze.
for those of you that dont know deep freeze is a program that "freezes" your hard drive, so every time you restart its the same way as when you first installed deep freeze.
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Response Number 4
Name: landon Date: December 10, 2004 at 10:08:09 Pacific
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Have you tried using the last known good registry? Hold down the f8 key while booting. This may help.
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Response Number 5
Name: iamc Date: December 10, 2004 at 10:30:45 Pacific
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The last known good registry would most likely still contain Deep Freeze entries.
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Response Number 6
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: December 10, 2004 at 16:08:14 Pacific
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I'm wondering if it's your computer, why don't you know the password for the program?
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Response Number 7
Name: Hassan789 Date: December 11, 2004 at 07:50:21 Pacific
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well its my comuter, but i dont know the password. yes, i forgot it. i was trying to make a password that no onecould think of. it was somthing like "$_HAssan789_$" but i forgot it.
i dont want to format c, and ive got bout 10gbs of stuff on the drive.
so no one here know how to edit the registry in dos?
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Response Number 8
Name: Tonto Date: December 11, 2004 at 18:20:57 Pacific
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Post your problem in the DOS forum. You might get lucky there.
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Response Number 9
Name: iamc Date: December 11, 2004 at 18:31:24 Pacific
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Since when does DOS have a registry?
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Response Number 10
Name: joe91 Date: December 28, 2004 at 13:04:47 Pacific
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If all you need is the data - you could place the hdd in another pc running whatever OS you have - setup as a slave drive you should be able to at least retrieve the data that way...
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