Re: Registry Problem

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From: Frank Hickman (fhickman_nosp_at_m_noblesoft.com)
Date: 03/16/04


Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:30:26 -0500

Yes. But you need to handle all the workings. I thought I saw an API or
some class that would do it...but I cannot seem to recall what it is, sorry.

--
Frank
"reichwein" <dia20@uni.de> wrote in message
news:c36gvj$2459ii$1@ID-217021.news.uni-berlin.de...
> thx,
>
> do you know if it is possible to do that without the registry editor, by
> using API calls?
>
> Di
>
> Frank Hickman schrieb:
>
> > Open Registry editor and select the hive you want to export.  Then
select
> > File->Export.  Be warned however, if you import the whole Win9x registry
> > into XP, XP will stop working correctly if at all.  What your attempting
> > should be done with great care.
> >
> > --
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > "reichwein" <dia20@uni.de> wrote in message
> > news:c36aes$24j1vf$1@ID-217021.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >
> >>I want to load a windows 9x hive into a windows xp registry,
> >>the error "1017 ERROR_NOT_REGISTRY_FILE" is thrown.
> >>
> >>Is there a way to load the windows 9x registry somehow into
> >>the windows 9x registry with API functions????
> >>
> >>There's no way to use windows 9x to load the registry.
> >>
> >>Does anybody know if it might be possible to convert the system.dat
> >>to a .reg file and then import the .reg file into the windows xp
registry?
> >>
> >>Thank you very much
> >>Di
> >
> >
> >


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