Re: Fixing a registry permissions issue?

No luck getting my system to boot up using my original users... However, I
will be able to get to the desktop of all the old users by taking ownership
of them. It is a pain in the arse but at least I can get the data I need.....
When I'm done with that, I will wipe clean the Raid array and do a fresh
install.... Thx to all those who tried to help.... It was much appreciated...

Daryl

"John John" wrote:

You can try using Regedit and load the hive from the broken installation
and attempt to grant permissions to the Administrator account but I
think that may be a futile exercise. The registry editor will not
recognize other user accounts because it won't be able to reconcile the
SID's. At this point the only way to reapply security permissions is by
doing an In-Place upgrade (Repair Install).

John

Daryl wrote:

Anyone know how to reset the permissions for the registry while booted to a
different OS.... pls

"Daryl" wrote:


Thx for replying... I tried this and I was able to boot up, but I had no
restore points to use.... It seems the directories were there but the data
inside wasn't...... So I put the original files back in place and I am back
to where I started..... :(

"´¯`·.. ><)))º>`" wrote:


this may get you back into
the desktop by replacing
your registry with a default
one via recovery console

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/

once you get back in windows,
you may be able to do a system
restore to a more recent date or
if you are tech savvy, then you will
have the opportunity to re-modify
the registry that didn't work.

- db


"Daryl" <Daryl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi ,

Here is my system spec:
Abit AG8 mobo, with 2 gig ram
2 raptor 10krpm Sata drives in RAID 0 (Primary boot with XP Pro)
1 Maxtor 80 Gig (secondary boot with XP Pro)
X700 Graphics
SB Audigy

I use the sata raid to boot for the last 2 years without issue. I had
put
off updating to SP2 for a while. I tried to update it several times
since
September with no luck, but I didn't really try to "fix" it until last
night.
I read the log files of the update and found a reg key that it could
change
because its permissions were set wrong. So I changed it. Re-did the
update,
and it failed again, but for a different key. I changed that one, and
again
another failure. Here's where I messed up.... I didn't want to spend
days
trying to update after each key change so I changed the permissions
for
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and then sent those permissions to all child
keys. Now
when I boot it gets to the screen right before the user names appear
and I
can do nothing but hit the reset on the tower.... I have a restore
point for
5 hours before I did the change, is it possible to restore to that
point
using the recovery console? Or can I edit the registry for that
installation
from this OS ? Any help is appreciated...

Thx

D



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