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Name: orangutang
Date: July 14, 2006 at 12:57:53 Pacific
Subject: Edit Registry in Recovery Console
OS: Windows XP SP2
CPU/Ram: 1024 MB/3.4 GHZ
Model/Manufacturer: DELL
Comment:

Is there a way to edit the registry(add keys, delete keys, modify keys, etc.) in the recovery console? Or is there a bootdisk that allows you to do that?


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Response Number 1
Name: ham30
Date: July 14, 2006 at 13:17:26 Pacific
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Regedit will edit the Registry.
Start > Run > type regedit <OK>.
Use caution!

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Response Number 2
Name: ham30
Date: July 14, 2006 at 13:21:54 Pacific
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Aha, it just dawned on me. You probably want to edit the Registry without a running windows system.

I'm not sure if you can do that. It's something I would like to know also. I think I will look into that problem.

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Response Number 3
Name: DAVIDW
Date: July 14, 2006 at 13:56:39 Pacific
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Off line Registry editing is possible

Typically Barts can be used

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm


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Response Number 4
Name: ham30
Date: July 14, 2006 at 14:15:27 Pacific
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I tried it from the Recovery console and couldn't do it. Neither regedit or regedt32 will run from the recovery console.

It may be possible from a BART CD, but if you don't already have it made, there's a problem. I don't know if a BART CD is transportable from one PC to another.

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Response Number 5
Name: jefro
Date: July 14, 2006 at 14:40:22 Pacific
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Barts or Ultimate Boot CD 4 Windows not to be confused with Ultimate Boot CD which is also good stuff.

You load hives to edit them.


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Response Number 6
Name: Bryco
Date: July 14, 2006 at 18:21:06 Pacific
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Have yourself a read how "Fred Langa shows how a simple tweak turns XP's low-level Recovery Console into a complete, standalone mini-operating system--in effect, an XP DOS!" as it is a good read and may fit the bill.

It is a real simple tweak if you have access to the OS now.

Regards,
Bryan


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Response Number 7
Name: jboy
Date: July 14, 2006 at 19:43:14 Pacific
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Some nice info Bryan, and pretty painless to institute - thanks

No problems yet, but it's good to 'be prepared'

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Response Number 8
Name: ham30
Date: July 14, 2006 at 20:20:05 Pacific
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I downloaded 'Ultimate Boot CD 4 Windows" and created a CD. The utilities worked but it hung when trying to load XP.

Thanks for the Langa tip Bryan, I'm gonna try it.

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Response Number 9
Name: XpUser
Date: July 14, 2006 at 20:28:59 Pacific
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Hey Bryco

Langa's article is very good read - now I can play more in the RC (a.k.a. DOS) :-) Thanks for sharing it with us.

i_XpUser


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Response Number 10
Name: per
Date: July 15, 2006 at 07:49:50 Pacific
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Good stuff Bryan. Thanks.

http://computervitals.com/


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