How to edit the registry on another harddisk? 3

[zacca]

hi there,

got a problem xp that cannot login, anyway now i remove that hd from computer, attached to another computer as usb hd

wondering how can i run regedit to edit the registry on the usb hd's winxp?

many thanks!

 

[gpalmer711]

Open REGEDIT and select the root key of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Select File > Load Hive.

You can now select the offline registry file (e.g., C:\Windows\System32\Config\Software).

REGEDIT now asks for the key name to place the Registry hive into. I usually call it QWERTY.

The hive now shows up in the Registry tree and can be edited as any normal hive. (You can also edit it with REGEDIT.)

When you're finished editing, select Registry > Unload Hive to save the edited hive back to disk.

Greg Palmer
Freeware Utilities for Windows Administrators.

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[zacca]

Hi Greg,

Thx for your tips. However in my winxp computer's regedit, load hive is dimmed & cannot be selected, wondering how to enable it?

Thx again for your help!

 

[gpalmer711]

It will be dimmed until you select the root key of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_USERS (i.e. click on one of the folders I have just listed and then click on File > Load Hive)

Greg Palmer
Freeware Utilities for Windows Administrators.

http://www.palmersoft.co.uk

 

[linney]

As an Administrator highlight one of the two following Keys, it will only be available for these Keys.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
HKEY_USERS

These two articles in the RegEdit Help are a good explanation of the process.

To load a hive into the registry
To unload a hive from the registry

 

[zacca]

thx greg ! it's fixed now! ;-)