Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

May 27, 2008

Hi all,

I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot with

Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete the

Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how to

resolve.

Here is the workaround in the KB article:

To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in Windows

Vista, add the following registry entry under the

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in Windows

XP:

Value name: \DosDevices\D:

Type: REG_DWORD

Value data: 1

Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey

does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create this

registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D" partition in

Windows XP.

My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the subkey,

but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value set

up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says that

it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite it

unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the name

of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

Jan :)

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Sorry for the double post, I posted from a different machine the first time

and it did not look like it was sent.

Jan :)

"Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

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> Hi all,

>

> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot with

> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete the

> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how to

> resolve.

>

> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in Windows

> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

> Windows

> XP:

>

> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

> Type: REG_DWORD

> Value data: 1

>

> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

> subkey

> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create this

> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D" partition

> in

> Windows XP.

>

> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the subkey,

> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

> set

> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

> that

> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite it

> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

> name

> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>

> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>

> Jan :)

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

"\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

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"Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi all,

>

> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot with

> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete the

> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how to

> resolve.

>

> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in Windows

> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

> Windows

> XP:

>

> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

> Type: REG_DWORD

> Value data: 1

>

> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

> subkey

> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create this

> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D" partition

> in

> Windows XP.

>

> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the subkey,

> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

> set

> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

> that

> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite it

> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

> name

> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>

> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>

> Jan :)

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Don't touch that key,create a new Dword value. The subkey they are talking

about is the "Offline" subkey. Create that by right-clicking on mounted

devices>new key, then name it Offline. Then right-click Offline>new dword

value, then name it \DosDevices\E: .Then double-click \DosDevices\E: and

change the value to 1.

Ramone

"Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi all,

>

> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot with

> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete the

> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how to

> resolve.

>

> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in Windows

> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

> Windows

> XP:

>

> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

> Type: REG_DWORD

> Value data: 1

>

> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

> subkey

> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create this

> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D" partition

> in

> Windows XP.

>

> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the subkey,

> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

> set

> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

> that

> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite it

> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

> name

> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>

> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>

> Jan :)

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Thanks, Ramone, I'll give that a try.

Jan :)

"Ramone" <hotmexican@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> Don't touch that key,create a new Dword value. The subkey they are talking

> about is the "Offline" subkey. Create that by right-clicking on mounted

> devices>new key, then name it Offline. Then right-click Offline>new dword

> value, then name it \DosDevices\E: .Then double-click \DosDevices\E: and

> change the value to 1.

>

> Ramone

>

> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot

>> with

>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete

>> the

>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how

>> to

>> resolve.

>>

>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in Windows

>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>> Windows

>> XP:

>>

>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>> Type: REG_DWORD

>> Value data: 1

>>

>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

>> subkey

>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create

>> this

>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D" partition

>> in

>> Windows XP.

>>

>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the subkey,

>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

>> set

>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

>> that

>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite it

>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

>> name

>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>

>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>

>> Jan :)

>>

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Thanks, Paul. Not sure how to merge, but, I'll figure it out if need be.

:-)

Jan :)

"PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

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> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>

> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>

> --

> ----------------------------------------

> http://www.paulsxp.com

> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

> ----------------------------------------

>

> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot

>> with

>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete

>> the

>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how

>> to

>> resolve.

>>

>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in Windows

>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>> Windows

>> XP:

>>

>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>> Type: REG_DWORD

>> Value data: 1

>>

>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

>> subkey

>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create

>> this

>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D" partition

>> in

>> Windows XP.

>>

>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the subkey,

>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

>> set

>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

>> that

>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite it

>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

>> name

>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>

>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>

>> Jan :)

>>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Just click on the file. Copy the text, save as keeprestore.reg and click the

file, you will be prompted what to do next.

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"Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

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> Thanks, Paul. Not sure how to merge, but, I'll figure it out if need be.

> :-)

>

> Jan :)

>

> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

> news:ehttxBBwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>

>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>

>> --

>> ----------------------------------------

>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>> ----------------------------------------

>>

>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi all,

>>>

>>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot

>>> with

>>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete

>>> the

>>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how

>>> to

>>> resolve.

>>>

>>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in Windows

>>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>>> Windows

>>> XP:

>>>

>>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>>> Type: REG_DWORD

>>> Value data: 1

>>>

>>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

>>> subkey

>>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create

>>> this

>>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D"

>>> partition in

>>> Windows XP.

>>>

>>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the subkey,

>>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

>>> set

>>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

>>> that

>>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

>>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite

>>> it

>>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

>>> name

>>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>>

>>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>>

>>> Jan :)

>>>

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Thanks, Paul. I have created the new keys as Ramone suggested, and it does

work on the desktop machine, but, so far, it is not working on the laptop. I

have done the same on each machine so I don't know what is going on. The

only difference is that the Vista on the desktop is Vista Ultimate x64 and

the Vista on the laptop is Ultimate x86. Both are SP1, and both the XP's

are XP Pro SP3. So, I am a bit confused as to what the problem is. I'll

try the merge on the laptop and see if that makes a difference.

Jan :)

"PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

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> Just click on the file. Copy the text, save as keeprestore.reg and click

> the file, you will be prompted what to do next.

>

> --

> ----------------------------------------

> http://www.paulsxp.com

> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

> ----------------------------------------

>

> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

> news:uDgLXlBwIHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Thanks, Paul. Not sure how to merge, but, I'll figure it out if need be.

>> :-)

>>

>> Jan :)

>>

>> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

>> news:ehttxBBwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>>

>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>>

>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>>

>>> --

>>> ----------------------------------------

>>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>

>>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>>> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Hi all,

>>>>

>>>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot

>>>> with

>>>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>>>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete

>>>> the

>>>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how

>>>> to

>>>> resolve.

>>>>

>>>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>>>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in

>>>> Windows

>>>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>>>> Windows

>>>> XP:

>>>>

>>>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>>>> Type: REG_DWORD

>>>> Value data: 1

>>>>

>>>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

>>>> subkey

>>>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create

>>>> this

>>>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D"

>>>> partition in

>>>> Windows XP.

>>>>

>>>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the

>>>> subkey,

>>>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

>>>> set

>>>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

>>>> that

>>>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

>>>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite

>>>> it

>>>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

>>>> name

>>>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>>>

>>>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>>>

>>>> Jan :)

>>>>

>>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

It won't work, regarless of the value type a subkey cannot have values

with identical names.

John

PaulM wrote:

> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>

> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

I must not be clicking on the right 'file'. If you mean this one:

\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001, when I click on it is does nothing, if I

right click on it I do get a Save Target as or Copy. If I click Save Target

As it does nothing. If I copy, then I have to save it to someplace before I

can save it as. So, obviously, I am, not doing something right. :-)

Also, I went back and deleted the first Offline key and redid the whole

wazoolie from scratch in the XP Register and when completed, I lost access

to two programs that I had icons for on the XP desktop that are installed on

the Vista drive, which made me think that the XP drive was no longer seeing

the Vista drive. So, I went back to the Vista drive and created another RP,

then rebooted back in to the XP, then back to the Vista to see if this time

it worked, and it did. So, that at least solves that part. I don't have

enough room to install the other two programs on the XP drive, so, I guess I

will have to do without them on XP for the time being. At least I will have

my RPs.

Thank you for your time and help, I really do appreciate it. :-)

Jan :)

"PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

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> Just click on the file. Copy the text, save as keeprestore.reg and click

> the file, you will be prompted what to do next.

>

> --

> ----------------------------------------

> http://www.paulsxp.com

> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

> ----------------------------------------

>

> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

> news:uDgLXlBwIHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Thanks, Paul. Not sure how to merge, but, I'll figure it out if need be.

>> :-)

>>

>> Jan :)

>>

>> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

>> news:ehttxBBwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>>

>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>>

>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>>

>>> --

>>> ----------------------------------------

>>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>

>>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>>> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Hi all,

>>>>

>>>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot

>>>> with

>>>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>>>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete

>>>> the

>>>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure how

>>>> to

>>>> resolve.

>>>>

>>>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>>>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in

>>>> Windows

>>>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>>>> Windows

>>>> XP:

>>>>

>>>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>>>> Type: REG_DWORD

>>>> Value data: 1

>>>>

>>>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

>>>> subkey

>>>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create

>>>> this

>>>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D"

>>>> partition in

>>>> Windows XP.

>>>>

>>>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the

>>>> subkey,

>>>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different Value

>>>> set

>>>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

>>>> that

>>>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

>>>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite

>>>> it

>>>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change the

>>>> name

>>>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>>>

>>>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>>>

>>>> Jan :)

>>>>

>>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

All the test here must be in the file keeprestore.reg

from here>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

"\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001<to here

"Jan Ilacqua" <abuse@localhost.invalid> wrote in message

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> I must not be clicking on the right 'file'. If you mean this one:

> \\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001, when I click on it is does nothing, if I

> right click on it I do get a Save Target as or Copy. If I click Save

> Target As it does nothing. If I copy, then I have to save it to someplace

> before I can save it as. So, obviously, I am, not doing something right.

> :-)

>

> Also, I went back and deleted the first Offline key and redid the whole

> wazoolie from scratch in the XP Register and when completed, I lost access

> to two programs that I had icons for on the XP desktop that are installed

> on the Vista drive, which made me think that the XP drive was no longer

> seeing the Vista drive. So, I went back to the Vista drive and created

> another RP, then rebooted back in to the XP, then back to the Vista to see

> if this time it worked, and it did. So, that at least solves that part.

> I don't have enough room to install the other two programs on the XP

> drive, so, I guess I will have to do without them on XP for the time

> being. At least I will have my RPs.

>

> Thank you for your time and help, I really do appreciate it. :-)

>

> Jan :)

>

> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

> news:OIuVnoBwIHA.1772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Just click on the file. Copy the text, save as keeprestore.reg and click

>> the file, you will be prompted what to do next.

>>

>> --

>> ----------------------------------------

>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>> ----------------------------------------

>>

>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>> news:uDgLXlBwIHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Thanks, Paul. Not sure how to merge, but, I'll figure it out if need

>>> be. :-)

>>>

>>> Jan :)

>>>

>>> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

>>> news:ehttxBBwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>>>

>>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>>>

>>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>>>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>>>> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Hi all,

>>>>>

>>>>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot

>>>>> with

>>>>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>>>>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't delete

>>>>> the

>>>>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure

>>>>> how to

>>>>> resolve.

>>>>>

>>>>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>>>>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in

>>>>> Windows

>>>>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>>>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>>>>> Windows

>>>>> XP:

>>>>>

>>>>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>>>>> Type: REG_DWORD

>>>>> Value data: 1

>>>>>

>>>>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

>>>>> subkey

>>>>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create

>>>>> this

>>>>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D"

>>>>> partition in

>>>>> Windows XP.

>>>>>

>>>>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the

>>>>> subkey,

>>>>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different

>>>>> Value set

>>>>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it says

>>>>> that

>>>>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

>>>>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to overwrite

>>>>> it

>>>>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change

>>>>> the name

>>>>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>>>>

>>>>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>>>>

>>>>> Jan :)

>>>>>

>>>

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

What?

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

news:uHbtdpCwIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> It won't work, regarless of the value type a subkey cannot have values

> with identical names.

>

> John

>

> PaulM wrote:

>

>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>

>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>

>

May 27, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

My mistake, I thought than Jan wanted to keep the Binary value by the

same name in the same key, she doesn't need it so she can just merge the

registry file and it will replace it with the Dword value.

John

PaulM wrote:

> What?

>

> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message

> news:uHbtdpCwIHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

>> It won't work, regarless of the value type a subkey cannot have values

>> with identical names.

>>

>> John

>>

>> PaulM wrote:

>>

>>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>>

>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>>

>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>>

>>

May 28, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Thanks, Paul, I'll go through it and try to work it out.

Jan :)

"PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

news:ORlvpZDwIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> All the test here must be in the file keeprestore.reg

>

> from here>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001<to here

>

> "Jan Ilacqua" <abuse@localhost.invalid> wrote in message

> news:uw0o5rCwIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> I must not be clicking on the right 'file'. If you mean this one:

>> \\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001, when I click on it is does nothing, if

>> I right click on it I do get a Save Target as or Copy. If I click Save

>> Target As it does nothing. If I copy, then I have to save it to

>> someplace before I can save it as. So, obviously, I am, not doing

>> something right. :-)

>>

>> Also, I went back and deleted the first Offline key and redid the whole

>> wazoolie from scratch in the XP Register and when completed, I lost

>> access to two programs that I had icons for on the XP desktop that are

>> installed on the Vista drive, which made me think that the XP drive was

>> no longer seeing the Vista drive. So, I went back to the Vista drive and

>> created another RP, then rebooted back in to the XP, then back to the

>> Vista to see if this time it worked, and it did. So, that at least

>> solves that part. I don't have enough room to install the other two

>> programs on the XP drive, so, I guess I will have to do without them on

>> XP for the time being. At least I will have my RPs.

>>

>> Thank you for your time and help, I really do appreciate it. :-)

>>

>> Jan :)

>>

>> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

>> news:OIuVnoBwIHA.1772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Just click on the file. Copy the text, save as keeprestore.reg and click

>>> the file, you will be prompted what to do next.

>>>

>>> --

>>> ----------------------------------------

>>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>

>>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>>> news:uDgLXlBwIHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Thanks, Paul. Not sure how to merge, but, I'll figure it out if need

>>>> be. :-)

>>>>

>>>> Jan :)

>>>>

>>>> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:ehttxBBwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>>>>

>>>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>>>>

>>>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>>>>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>>>

>>>>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>>>>> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Hi all,

>>>>>>

>>>>>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual boot

>>>>>> with

>>>>>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>>>>>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't

>>>>>> delete the

>>>>>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure

>>>>>> how to

>>>>>> resolve.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>>>>>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in

>>>>>> Windows

>>>>>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>>>>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>>>>>> Windows

>>>>>> XP:

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>>>>>> Type: REG_DWORD

>>>>>> Value data: 1

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry

>>>>>> subkey

>>>>>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey. Create

>>>>>> this

>>>>>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D"

>>>>>> partition in

>>>>>> Windows XP.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the

>>>>>> subkey,

>>>>>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different

>>>>>> Value set

>>>>>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it

>>>>>> says that

>>>>>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I don't

>>>>>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to

>>>>>> overwrite it

>>>>>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change

>>>>>> the name

>>>>>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Jan :)

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>

May 28, 2008

Re: Need help to create Registry subkey in XP

Go here: http://www.paulsxp.com/tweaksxp.html

Line 43 and download the reg fix.

--

----------------------------------------

http://www.paulsxp.com

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

----------------------------------------

"Jan :)" <abuse@localhost.invalid> wrote in message

news:uoP9MSMwIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Thanks, Paul, I'll go through it and try to work it out.

>

> Jan :)

>

> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

> news:ORlvpZDwIHA.5892@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> All the test here must be in the file keeprestore.reg

>>

>> from here>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001<to here

>>

>> "Jan Ilacqua" <abuse@localhost.invalid> wrote in message

>> news:uw0o5rCwIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> I must not be clicking on the right 'file'. If you mean this one:

>>> \\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001, when I click on it is does nothing, if

>>> I right click on it I do get a Save Target as or Copy. If I click Save

>>> Target As it does nothing. If I copy, then I have to save it to

>>> someplace before I can save it as. So, obviously, I am, not doing

>>> something right. :-)

>>>

>>> Also, I went back and deleted the first Offline key and redid the whole

>>> wazoolie from scratch in the XP Register and when completed, I lost

>>> access to two programs that I had icons for on the XP desktop that are

>>> installed on the Vista drive, which made me think that the XP drive was

>>> no longer seeing the Vista drive. So, I went back to the Vista drive and

>>> created another RP, then rebooted back in to the XP, then back to the

>>> Vista to see if this time it worked, and it did. So, that at least

>>> solves that part. I don't have enough room to install the other two

>>> programs on the XP drive, so, I guess I will have to do without them on

>>> XP for the time being. At least I will have my RPs.

>>>

>>> Thank you for your time and help, I really do appreciate it. :-)

>>>

>>> Jan :)

>>>

>>> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

>>> news:OIuVnoBwIHA.1772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Just click on the file. Copy the text, save as keeprestore.reg and

>>>> click the file, you will be prompted what to do next.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>>

>>>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>>>> news:uDgLXlBwIHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Thanks, Paul. Not sure how to merge, but, I'll figure it out if need

>>>>> be. :-)

>>>>>

>>>>> Jan :)

>>>>>

>>>>> "PaulM" <paul@paulsxp.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:ehttxBBwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Just merge this file into your reg. Do you know how to do that?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

>>>>>>

>>>>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline]

>>>>>> "\\DosDevices\\E:"=dword:00000001

>>>>>>

>>>>>> --

>>>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com

>>>>>> http://www.paulsxp.com/forum

>>>>>> ----------------------------------------

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Jan :)" <jilac@mvps.org.invalid> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:ODAsrsAwIHA.4772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> Hi all,

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I am in hopes that someone can help me with this problem. I dual

>>>>>>> boot with

>>>>>>> Vista and XP on two of my 4 machines, I have found the workaround

>>>>>>> information for hiding the Vista drive from XP do that it won't

>>>>>>> delete the

>>>>>>> Restore Points, or so it says, and I have a situation I am not sure

>>>>>>> how to

>>>>>>> resolve.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Here is the workaround in the KB article:

>>>>>>> To keep Windows XP from deleting restore points of the volume in

>>>>>>> Windows

>>>>>>> Vista, add the following registry entry under the

>>>>>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline registry subkey in

>>>>>>> Windows

>>>>>>> XP:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Value name: \DosDevices\D:

>>>>>>> Type: REG_DWORD

>>>>>>> Value data: 1

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Note If the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices\Offline

>>>>>>> registry subkey

>>>>>>> does not exist, you must manually create this registry subkey.

>>>>>>> Create this

>>>>>>> registry entry when you have installed Windows Vista on the "D"

>>>>>>> partition in

>>>>>>> Windows XP.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> My Vista is installed on the E: drive in XP, so I have found the

>>>>>>> subkey,

>>>>>>> but, the \DosDevices\E: subkey is a Reg_Binary key with different

>>>>>>> Value set

>>>>>>> up. I have tried to create a DWORD for the \DosDevices\E: but, it

>>>>>>> says that

>>>>>>> it is already there, although, it is a Binary and not DWORD. I

>>>>>>> don't

>>>>>>> know what the existing subkey may be for, so I don't want to

>>>>>>> overwrite it

>>>>>>> unless I am sure it won't mess something else up. And, if I change

>>>>>>> the name

>>>>>>> of the DWORD I don't know if it will work as it should

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Jan :)

>>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>

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