Registry Editing

[Guest Sid Elbow]

On a multiboot system, how can I edit the registry on the second

partition from the first?

 

Regedit (or Regedt32 as far as I can see) doesn't have a regular <File

Open> dialogue and <Connect Network Registry> won't let me connect to

the other partition on the same machine.

[Guest John John]

Re: Registry Editing

 

Sid Elbow wrote:

> On a multiboot system, how can I edit the registry on the second

> partition from the first?

>

> Regedit (or Regedt32 as far as I can see) doesn't have a regular <File

> Open> dialogue and <Connect Network Registry> won't let me connect to

> the other partition on the same machine.

 

Yes, use the "Load Hive" feature. With Windows 2000 you have to use

Regedt32 to do it, Regedit cannot do it. See here for easy to follow

instructions: http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm

 

John

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Registry Editing

 

 

"Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message

news:478ba3c2$0$22113$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...

> On a multiboot system, how can I edit the registry on the second partition

> from the first?

>

> Regedit (or Regedt32 as far as I can see) doesn't have a regular <File

> Open> dialogue and <Connect Network Registry> won't let me connect to the

> other partition on the same machine.

 

Under Win2000, regedt32.exe has the ability to edit off-line

registry files. It is irrelevant which partition they reside on, as

long as you know their location and as long as they are inactive.

 

1. Launch regedt32.exe.

2. Click the hive you're interested in, e.g. HKLM.

3. Click "Registry", then "Open Hive".

4. Specify your file name, e.g. "d:\windows\system32\config\system".

5. Give the baby a name, e.g. "Elbow".

6. Click the + to the left of "Elbow" and do your editing.

[Guest Sid Elbow]

Re: Registry Editing

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message

> news:478ba3c2$0$22113$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...

>> On a multiboot system, how can I edit the registry on the second partition

>> from the first?

>>

>> Regedit (or Regedt32 as far as I can see) doesn't have a regular <File

>> Open> dialogue and <Connect Network Registry> won't let me connect to the

>> other partition on the same machine.

>

> Under Win2000, regedt32.exe has the ability to edit off-line

> registry files. It is irrelevant which partition they reside on, as

> long as you know their location and as long as they are inactive.

>

> 1. Launch regedt32.exe.

> 2. Click the hive you're interested in, e.g. HKLM.

> 3. Click "Registry", then "Open Hive".

> 4. Specify your file name, e.g. "d:\windows\system32\config\system".

> 5. Give the baby a name, e.g. "Elbow".

> 6. Click the + to the left of "Elbow" and do your editing.

 

Super, thanks Pegasus and John!