Re: settings & program access in a dual boot setting

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We've no idea without any details but if the software hive was corrupt and
you have no backups then there's nothing you can do but start a clean
installation.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Joe N" wrote:
| Unfortunately the registry file affected was the software one. It all
started
| with the installation of new memory. The hard drive wouldn't boot.
| Troubleshooting it by taking it out caused the drive to boot but since
| nothing was attached to the machine I had to turn it off. Is the drive not
| booting a normal sign of bad memory or am I facing something more? The
| machine is 5 years old.
|
| "Joe N" wrote:
|
| > I have had to reinstall windows pro 2000 op system because of a
corrupted
| > registry file. I didn't want to lose all my settings so I installed it
in a
| > new folder from my original op system. How can I easily use the programs
that
| > are still installed on the machine that the new op system can't see? And
how
| > can I easily transfer user settings?


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