RE: Editing registry on one system from another

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From: vadaren (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/13/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 13:26:10 -0700

Yes, we installed it in the different directory on the same partition, same harddrive. It was done from XP installation CD, instead of overwriting the existing system, we installed the fresh copy which works fine.

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