Re: How to edit registry on another drive

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/08/04 

Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 14:31:04 -0400

In Regedit, highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Go to File, Load Hive and point it to the the Windows\System32\Config folder on the drive you added. Select the appropriate Hive (System, Software, etc.). You'll be prompted to give the hive you loaded a name. I use LoadedHive. It will show up under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Once you're done editing, ensure you highlight the LoadedHive and then go to File, Unload Hive. 

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<NoSpam@aol.com> wrote in message news:6uqch05jc0bj8hcfpjcs8tpl40363sla8s@4ax.com...
>A friend's computer has been infected by several viruses and trojans.  I'm
> trying to help them clean up the mess.  The common anti-virus were
> unsucessful because the viruses kept them from from deleting or even seeing
> some files.
> 
> I removed their hard drive and placed it into my machine, being bery
> careful not to boot from it or run ANY code from it.  I have been
> successfull in deleting and quarantining the files and now I need to do
> some repair work in the registry.
> 
> Is there a program available which will let me edit the registry on their
> drive while it is still in my machine?
> 
> Thanks.

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