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- Why your registry doesn't need cleaning
- A long time ago, in a land forgotten by time (before Microsoft Windows 95), Windows computers and their programs had .ini configuration files that stored information. These files determined how a program ran, its environment, and a host of other things. Then the Windows Registry came onto...
- Tags: Registry, Registry Cleaner, Registry Hive, Mike Mullins
- Blog posts 2007-11-29
- EDIT REGISTRY IN A REMOTE PC?
- Is it possible to View or Edit the registry in a remote PC, via My Network Places Net Neighborhood? I need to see what registy setting is in place for a particular key, and I'd like to be able to change it if is wrong. I can access...
- Tags: HKEY_USERS, network, networking, page.mark@..., registry, Remote PC, windows, Windows98
- Discussion threads 2006-10-30
Additional Resources
- Fix a registry on a dead system
- Learn to fix a registry problem on another PC and restore it to the unbootable PC. Want more Win2K tips and tricks? Automatically sign up for our free Windows 2000 Professional newsletter, delivered each Tuesday! Sometimes a registry problem causes a computer not to boot...
- Tags: Jim Boyce, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows 2000, registry, computer, Windows 2000 Professional Tips Newsletter, Hive
- Technical articles 2005-02-04
- Adding Registry Setting for users
- I am using a windows 2000 and I want to add registry setting for users?I'm not sure what you are getting at exactly, but here's what I do for user registry modifications:I modify my registry to the desired setting using regedit, then save the branch as a .REG file on...
- Tags: registry
- Q&A 2006-03-22
- registry edit
- how to enter into the regedit of any user that is created by administrator if I am using administrator profile, without entering the user profile?If I understand your question, you want to manually edit the registry of a user who has a profile on the workstation, while you are logged...
- Tags: hive
- Q&A 2006-08-22
- Registry Failure
- I use Windows XP Pro on an HP Desktop. I somehow lost the AuthorSCript.dll file and was told by HP to do a PC System Recovery. When I tried I got the following message:STOP: 0000218 {Registry Failure}The registry cannot load the hive file:systemsystem32configsecurity or its log or alternative.It is corrupt,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, dcporter1@..., registry
- Discussion threads 2007-04-22
- Where is my Registry Key
- Can some one tell me where to find my registry key on win. xpAre you perhaps referring to the Product Key?If your system is still running, you can use Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder to retrieve your product key.http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtmlIf you are looking for the product key, while installing XP, you need...
- Tags: Registry Key, roadhog03@..., product key
- Q&A 2006-06-04
- NTUser.dat
- Hi,Can someone tell me how we can modify NTUser.dat file.If some tool is available then please let me know.Thanks and regards,AnuragYou may use Registry Editor regedit. However, you cannot edit your own ntuser.dat. 1. Run regedit and navigate to HKEY_USERS. 2. On the File menu, click Load Hive.3. Navigate to Documents and SettingsUser...
- Tags: Registry, Ntuser.dat, ask_anurag@..., windows, Load, Load Hive, HKEY_USERS
- Q&A 2006-07-09
- Tech Tip: Restrict access to the NT registry
- Take these steps to restrict access to the registry. Most experienced IT pros are familiar with the risks that come with editing the registry, but the same isn't always true for those capable users who have just enough knowledge to make them dangerous. If you're concerned...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows NT Newsletter, Registry, Microsoft Windows NT
- Technical articles 2004-07-26
- Registry Watch (exe)
- Registry Watch application was designed to take a snapshot of the Windows Registry and then you can review any changes made in the Registry at a later time. The user has the option of watching the entire Registry or just a single hive. Registry Watch has the ability to undo...
- Tags: Registry, Change, Registry Watch, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-01-15
- Recover from a fragmented or corrupted SYSTEM hive file
- TheWindows 2000 registry comprises a handful of hive files located in the%systemroot%System32Config folder. When Windows 2000 starts, it builds theregistry from these files. One of the registry files is the SYSTEM hive, and acorrupted or fragmented SYSTEM hive can prevent the system from booting.Whenthe system first boots, it's limited to...
- Tags: Jim Boyce, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Recovery Console, System
- Technical articles 2006-04-17
- Windows XP Registry
- Does anyone know if a specific registry hive Software for examplecan be rebuilt from scratch? And if it can be ribuilt, how? thanks in advancereg file and regedit command switchesa reg file is a plain ascii file describing the content of the registry key. there are command line options that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hyperborean, Microsoft Windows XP, registry
- Discussion threads 2007-03-30
- Tech Tip: Learn the difference between Regedit and Regedt32
- Certain system changes require you to modify the registry. Since editing the registry is risky, make sure that you have a verified backup before saving any changes. In addition, it's important to understand the differences between the two registry programs: Regedit and Regedt32. Regedit Is...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows NT Newsletter, Security, Registry, Hive, Regedit, Registry File, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Technical articles 2003-12-08
- Access is denied error
- Hi , i get an access is denied error when i try to change any thing in msconfig. It's my own personal pc running windows xp pro.Use simple file sharing is disabled , i've checked the mcafee firewall and repaired all registry settings.I've added and removed profiles and at one...
- Tags: mcAfee, registry, Jesus_C, windows, software, Microsoft Access, administrator, permission
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- CD key in Windows registry
- I am trying to find the CD key in the Windows XP registry. I know that there are programs written to display it (i.e. magicjellybeans' keyfinder), but I am an inquiring mind and want to know how they do it. Anybody know the algorithm and hive location to accomplish this...
- Tags: Operating systems, l0stl4mb@..., CD Key, Nope, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-10-12
- Recover from a fragmented or corrupted SYSTEM hive file
- All theseHere's why.Not a SINGLE one of them can repair or fix a registry from its own bootable CD. If the registry has been corrupted or damaged and my computer won't boot up with out "blue-screening", as of yet there is not a single utility that can fix it.Until one...
- Tags: recovery console, registry, console, windows, crash, blue screen, boot, freeze, bsod, regfix, rsmmail04-tech1@..., hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, disk, NTFS, UBCD
- Discussion threads 2006-04-18
- How do I stop hive growth/computer lock
- I am running Win 2000 SP4 and have been getting Systemced errors on boot about every month or so. My computer will freeze and when I reboot it stops with the Systemced error. I can fix it but it is a hassle. Doing some research it looks...
- Tags: registry
- Q&A 2006-05-15
- Fix a fragmented or corrupted SYSTEM hive file with Recovery Console
- Problems with a SYSTEM hive file can stop Windows 2000 cold in its tracks. Find out how defrag and the Windows Recovery Console can help solve your hive file troubles.The Windows 2000 Registry comprises a handful of hive files located in the %systemroot%System32Config folder. When Windows 2000 starts, it builds...
- Tags: Operating systems, Backups, Jim Boyce, Windows 2000 Registry, hive, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Recovery Console
- Technical articles 2002-04-24
- Fix a registry on a dead system
- I saw a small mistake in this artical.Where the Jim Boyce wrote:2. Log in as administrator on your system and run REGEDIT.EXE. He should have used this command: REGEDT32.EXEREGEDIT.EXE doesn't have the Load Hive command.The rest of the content was great.PaulXP Has This OptionXP has the Load Hive option when...
- Tags: cole1@..., Load Hive, Microsoft Windows XP, Paul, registry, slave, windows
- Discussion threads 2005-02-24
- Registry problem
- What do you do when you get an after trying to boot to safe mode that says "registry cannot load hive filesystemrootsystem32configSECURITY or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent or not writable. Beginning dump of physical memory"Windows will not load, it gets to the XP screen and then...
- Tags: console, dakota_sport@..., recovery console, registry, window, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-20
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