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Last Known Good Configuration

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Name: MarkUS
Date: June 28, 2006 at 14:23:23 Pacific
OS: Win2k
CPU/Ram: AMD/256
Product: Self
Comment:

Awhile ago I had trouble booting into WIN2K after
uninstalling one version and installing a
different version of some software.

After rebooting, the keyboard and mouse wouldn't
work when I got to the logon screen. I finally had
to resort to Last Known Good Configuration to
restore functionality.

Afterwards my registry contained the following keys:

HKLM/System/Select

ControlSet001(failed) 3,130 KB
ControlSet002(default) 3,543 KB
ControlSet003(last known good) 3,137 KB
CurrentControlSet(current) 3,581 KB

Having copied the various ControlSet keys to a
text file and doing some comparisons, I noticed
that the ENUM keys for Kbdlass and Mouclass were
missing in the failed configuration.

While the problem was fixed, the LKG
(ControlSet003) now present is an almost identical
copy of the Failed ControlSet001, i.e missing the
ENUM parameters.

Is it possible somehow to remove the failed set and have LKG revert to a good configuration? I
thought this was supposed to happen automatically.




Response Number 1
Name: matousec
Date: July 3, 2006 at 05:17:41 Pacific
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Reply:

This happens automatically at the end of the boot process. It needs just one clean reboot and your LKG will become a good one and after next good reboot you will have new LKG. This does not mean that your CS001 disappear.


David Matousek, founder of Matousec - Transparent security



Response Number 2
Name: MarkUS
Date: July 3, 2006 at 11:06:56 Pacific
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Reply:

But LKG has not reverted to a clean version;
it still lacks the ENUM entries mentioned
above. Notice the KB size of CS001 & CS003.

What gives?



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