Re: ?Registry Questions
- From: BAP <BAP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:25:02 -0700
Dave, what you so well tell about what should be done appears to be a task
that makes me sort of nervous to try out, primarily because I am just getting
to understand what Windows 2000 Professional can do or allows one to do.
Additionally, this 'inherited' computer had been setup by someone(?) with the
bothersome administrative options and I am not sure about what problems I may
run into, should the Administrator's Password be incorrect. I presently get
in under a name that appears to let me in by simply pressing 'Enter' when I
am asked for a Password.
Tha Expert Companion book by Craig Stinson and Carl Siechert, that I just
got from a local Library, talks about a Professional Resource Kit that has
Regback.exe (the one that Pegasus suggested, I presume) and Regrest.exe
tools. I was able to locate the Kit on the Internet and downloaded the Files,
but have not, yet, tried them out.
I will do so sometimes, soon.
I normally use my own Computer that has W98SE
Thanks to you, Pegasus and Jerold for your interest in my questions.
******
"Dave Patrick" wrote:
> Exporting the entire registry to a *.reg file is not an acceptable means of
> backup. You can't import the entire registry. If you run
> Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then if you check
> the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed up to
> %windir%\repair\RegBack
> leaving the
> %windir%\repair\
> directory files intact as original installation.
>
> You can replace registry hives from within the recovery console by copying
> the files from
> %windir%\repair\regback
> to
> %windir%\system32\config
>
> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
> use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
> the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
> installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
> Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
> the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
> computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
> Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
> or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
> in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
> access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
> and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
> you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
> disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
> root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "BAP" wrote:
> |
> | It appears that Windows 2000 Professional does not backup the Registry
> like
> | Windows 98 Versions of the Operating System. It does allow Exporting,
> | importing, merging.
> | Are there other options?
> | My questions deal with what does really happen when these activities are
> | permitted to take place.
> | Regedit allows you to Export. By exporting, I assume that, you save all or
> a
> | portion of the Registry, along
> | with System.dat and User.dat. .....(not sure about the latter two).
> | Assuming that I would like to install some hardware or software, or both,
> it
> | will be likely that the Registry will change. Assuming, also, that the
> | changes lead into problems or the installation fails, can I get back to
> the
> | previous version of the Registry?
> | I do not know much about Importing while on the Regedit Menu and if that
> | option would allow me to Import the previously exported copy of the
> Registry.
> | If I bring up the exported copy and permit it to Merge, will the activity
> | just merge into the newly changed Registry without changing the lines
> | inserted by the attempted installation or will it replace the Registry
> | entirely?
> | To me 'merging' means replacing the same existing lines (entries) and not
> | touching the lines inserted by the attempted installation.
> | Would the Import option be similar?
> | Am I off the track?
> | Thank you in advance for any comments.
>
>
>
.
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