How to view a registry backup CAB file

http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

"Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message

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> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

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>

>> I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to view. When

> I

>> extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini files.

>> How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in WordPad

> or

>> Regedit ?

>

> REGEDIT is the only standard Windows tool that enables this.

> 1. Reboot using this particular CAB

> (usually done in DOS via SCANREG /RESTORE)

> 2. Run REGEDIT and export a REG (text) file.

>

> --

> Don Phillipson

> Carlsbad Springs

> (Ottawa, Canada)

>

February 25, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

Use Oldwives.

"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to view. When

> I

> extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini files.

> How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in WordPad

> or

> Regedit ?

>

February 25, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

My mistake. Use LoadHive,

http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to view. When

> I

> extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini files.

> How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in WordPad

> or

> Regedit ?

>

February 26, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load my computer

registry with the CAB file,just read it.

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

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> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

>

> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to view.

When

> > I

> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini

files.

> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in WordPad

> > or

> > Regedit ?

> >

>

February 26, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

You'll have to unpack the CAB file before using LoadHive on the DAT files

inside.

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

>> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:O$%23FezBeIHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load my

> computer

> registry with the CAB file,just read it.

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:ufUVhI$dIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>

>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to view.

> When

>> > I

>> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini

> files.

>> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in

>> > WordPad

>> > or

>> > Regedit ?

>> >

>>

>

February 26, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

Garry

Is it safe to be loading all that stuff into my active Registry? I suppose

you just remove the entry when you're finshed looking ?

Or have I misunderstood what this little proggy is doing.

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

news:edGE75DeIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> You'll have to unpack the CAB file before using LoadHive on the DAT files

> inside.

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

>

> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:O$%23FezBeIHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load my

> > computer

> > registry with the CAB file,just read it.

> >

> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> > news:ufUVhI$dIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

> >> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

> >>

> >> --

> >> Gary S. Terhune

> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

> >> http://www.grystmill.com

> >>

> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> >> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to view.

> > When

> >> > I

> >> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini

> > files.

> >> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in

> >> > WordPad

> >> > or

> >> > Regedit ?

> >> >

> >>

> >

>

February 26, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

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> Garry

>

> Is it safe to be loading all that stuff into my active Registry?

Yes. Your system ignores that part of the Registry.

>I suppose

> you just remove the entry when you're finshed looking ?

Yup!

>

> Or have I misunderstood what this little proggy is doing.

Nope!

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:edGE75DeIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> You'll have to unpack the CAB file before using LoadHive on the DAT files

>> inside.

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>

>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:O$%23FezBeIHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> > Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load my

>> > computer

>> > registry with the CAB file,just read it.

>> >

>> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>> > news:ufUVhI$dIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> >> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

>> >> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >> Gary S. Terhune

>> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

>> >> http://www.grystmill.com

>> >>

>> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> >> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to view.

>> > When

>> >> > I

>> >> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini

>> > files.

>> >> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in

>> >> > WordPad

>> >> > or

>> >> > Regedit ?

>> >> >

>> >>

>> >

>>

>

February 27, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

Well this proggy crashes & burns on my computer. Something about files

missing.

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

news:%23n0VZJNeIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:%23TfjyNHeIHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> > Garry

> >

> > Is it safe to be loading all that stuff into my active Registry?

>

> Yes. Your system ignores that part of the Registry.

>

> >I suppose

> > you just remove the entry when you're finshed looking ?

>

> Yup!

>

> >

> > Or have I misunderstood what this little proggy is doing.

>

> Nope!

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

http://freenet-homepage.de/h.ulbrich/

>

> >

> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> > news:edGE75DeIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >> You'll have to unpack the CAB file before using LoadHive on the DAT

files

> >> inside.

> >>

> >> --

> >> Gary S. Terhune

> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

> >> http://www.grystmill.com

> >>

> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> >> news:O$%23FezBeIHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >> > Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load my

> >> > computer

> >> > registry with the CAB file,just read it.

> >> >

> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> >> > news:ufUVhI$dIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >> >> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

> >> >> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

> >> >>

> >> >> --

> >> >> Gary S. Terhune

> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

> >> >> http://www.grystmill.com

> >> >>

> >> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> >> >> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> >> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to

view.

> >> > When

> >> >> > I

> >> >> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini

> >> > files.

> >> >> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in

> >> >> > WordPad

> >> >> > or

> >> >> > Regedit ?

> >> >> >

> >> >>

> >> >

> >>

> >

>

February 27, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

LoadHive is for NT/2000/XP....it is not for Win98.

Try Regdat v.1.3....it's the fourth item on this page:

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

http://dts-l.net/

http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:OaAkoJPeIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Well this proggy crashes & burns on my computer. Something about files

> missing.

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:%23n0VZJNeIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23TfjyNHeIHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> > Garry

>> >

>> > Is it safe to be loading all that stuff into my active Registry?

>>

>> Yes. Your system ignores that part of the Registry.

>>

>> >I suppose

>> > you just remove the entry when you're finshed looking ?

>>

>> Yup!

>>

>> >

>> > Or have I misunderstood what this little proggy is doing.

>>

>> Nope!

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>

>> >

>> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>> > news:edGE75DeIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> >> You'll have to unpack the CAB file before using LoadHive on the DAT

> files

>> >> inside.

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >> Gary S. Terhune

>> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

>> >> http://www.grystmill.com

>> >>

>> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:O$%23FezBeIHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> >> > Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load my

>> >> > computer

>> >> > registry with the CAB file,just read it.

>> >> >

>> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>> >> > news:ufUVhI$dIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> >> >> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

>> >> >> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

>> >> >>

>> >> >> --

>> >> >> Gary S. Terhune

>> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

>> >> >> http://www.grystmill.com

>> >> >>

>> >> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>> >> >> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> >> >> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to

> view.

>> >> > When

>> >> >> > I

>> >> >> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, & Sys.ini

>> >> > files.

>> >> >> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in

>> >> >> > WordPad

>> >> >> > or

>> >> >> > Regedit ?

>> >> >> >

>> >> >>

>> >> >

>> >>

>> >

>>

>

February 27, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

Oops, my mistake. Coulda sworn I'd used it back in the day.

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

> http://freenet-homepage.de/h.ulbrich/

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

news:OIVeygXeIHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> LoadHive is for NT/2000/XP....it is not for Win98.

>

> Try Regdat v.1.3....it's the fourth item on this page:

>

> --

> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

> http://dts-l.net/

> http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

>

> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> news:OaAkoJPeIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Well this proggy crashes & burns on my computer. Something about files

>> missing.

>>

>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>> news:%23n0VZJNeIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%23TfjyNHeIHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> > Garry

>>> >

>>> > Is it safe to be loading all that stuff into my active Registry?

>>>

>>> Yes. Your system ignores that part of the Registry.

>>>

>>> >I suppose

>>> > you just remove the entry when you're finshed looking ?

>>>

>>> Yup!

>>>

>>> >

>>> > Or have I misunderstood what this little proggy is doing.

>>>

>>> Nope!

>>>

>>> --

>>> Gary S. Terhune

>>> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>> http://www.grystmill.com

>>>

>>> >

>>> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>>> > news:edGE75DeIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> >> You'll have to unpack the CAB file before using LoadHive on the DAT

>> files

>>> >> inside.

>>> >>

>>> >> --

>>> >> Gary S. Terhune

>>> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>> >> http://www.grystmill.com

>>> >>

>>> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>> >> news:O$%23FezBeIHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> >> > Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load my

>>> >> > computer

>>> >> > registry with the CAB file,just read it.

>>> >> >

>>> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

>>> >> > news:ufUVhI$dIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> >> >> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

>>> >> >> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

>>> >> >>

>>> >> >> --

>>> >> >> Gary S. Terhune

>>> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

>>> >> >> http://www.grystmill.com

>>> >> >>

>>> >> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>> >> >> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> >> >> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to

>> view.

>>> >> > When

>>> >> >> > I

>>> >> >> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, &

>>> >> >> > Sys.ini

>>> >> > files.

>>> >> >> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read in

>>> >> >> > WordPad

>>> >> >> > or

>>> >> >> > Regedit ?

>>> >> >> >

>>> >> >>

>>> >> >

>>> >>

>>> >

>>>

>>

>

February 28, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

Yes, I did some googling yesterday and came up with redat 1.3, which works

extremely nicely. Found what I needed in the registry file using the

shareware version. It's a keeper, that one.

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

news:%23x3YVBYeIHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Oops, my mistake. Coulda sworn I'd used it back in the day.

>

> --

> Gary S. Terhune

> MS-MVP Shell/User

> > http://freenet-homepage.de/h.ulbrich/

>

> "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

> news:OIVeygXeIHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > LoadHive is for NT/2000/XP....it is not for Win98.

> >

> > Try Regdat v.1.3....it's the fourth item on this page:

> >

> > --

> > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+

> > http://dts-l.net/

> > http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

> >

> > "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> > news:OaAkoJPeIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> Well this proggy crashes & burns on my computer. Something about files

> >> missing.

> >>

> >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> >> news:%23n0VZJNeIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >>>

> >>> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> >>> news:%23TfjyNHeIHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >>> > Garry

> >>> >

> >>> > Is it safe to be loading all that stuff into my active Registry?

> >>>

> >>> Yes. Your system ignores that part of the Registry.

> >>>

> >>> >I suppose

> >>> > you just remove the entry when you're finshed looking ?

> >>>

> >>> Yup!

> >>>

> >>> >

> >>> > Or have I misunderstood what this little proggy is doing.

> >>>

> >>> Nope!

> >>>

> >>> --

> >>> Gary S. Terhune

> >>> MS-MVP Shell/User

> >>> http://www.grystmill.com

> >>>

> >>> >

> >>> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> >>> > news:edGE75DeIHA.5984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >>> >> You'll have to unpack the CAB file before using LoadHive on the DAT

> >> files

> >>> >> inside.

> >>> >>

> >>> >> --

> >>> >> Gary S. Terhune

> >>> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

> >>> >> http://www.grystmill.com

> >>> >>

> >>> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> >>> >> news:O$%23FezBeIHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >>> >> > Thanks Gary,I'll give it a try. I didn't want to actually load

my

> >>> >> > computer

> >>> >> > registry with the CAB file,just read it.

> >>> >> >

> >>> >> > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> >>> >> > news:ufUVhI$dIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >>> >> >> My mistake. Use LoadHive,

> >>> >> >> http://www.matcode.com/codes.htm

> >>> >> >>

> >>> >> >> --

> >>> >> >> Gary S. Terhune

> >>> >> >> MS-MVP Shell/User

> >>> >> >> http://www.grystmill.com

> >>> >> >>

> >>> >> >> "Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

> >>> >> >> news:uF0hzh2dIHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >>> >> >> > I've got a registry file saved in CAB format that I'd like to

> >> view.

> >>> >> > When

> >>> >> >> > I

> >>> >> >> > extract the CAB I get the System.dat, User.dat, Win.ini, &

> >>> >> >> > Sys.ini

> >>> >> > files.

> >>> >> >> > How can I convert these files into a REG file that I can read

in

> >>> >> >> > WordPad

> >>> >> >> > or

> >>> >> >> > Regedit ?

> >>> >> >> >

> >>> >> >>

> >>> >> >

> >>> >>

> >>> >

> >>>

> >>

> >

>

February 28, 2008

Re: How to view a registry backup CAB file

Glad you got it worked out, Warren.

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

"Warren" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:uhfosaaeIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Yes, I did some googling yesterday and came up with redat 1.3, which works

> extremely nicely. Found what I needed in the registry file using the

> shareware version. It's a keeper, that one.

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:%23x3YVBYeIHA.5900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Oops, my mistake. Coulda sworn I'd used it back in the day.

>>

>> --

>> Gary S. Terhune

>> MS-MVP Shell/User