w2K restore registry from erd

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stan100

In Win2K I created emergency repair disk (erd) with include
registry checked. I now need to restore this registry but
restore states it finds no backup extensions. Disk has meg
of files.

How do I go about restoring the saved registry from the erd?
 
D

Dave Patrick

From the recovery console copy the hives you wish to restore from;

%windir%\repair\regback
to
%windir%\system32\config\

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do
not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Once the password has been
validated, you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access
to the hard disk. You can only access the following folders on your
computer: %systemroot% and %windir%


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| In Win2K I created emergency repair disk (erd) with include
| registry checked. I now need to restore this registry but
| restore states it finds no backup extensions. Disk has meg
| of files.
|
| How do I go about restoring the saved registry from the erd?
 
D

Dave Patrick

From the recovery console copy the hives you wish to restore from;

%windir%\repair\regback
to
%windir%\system32\config\

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do
not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Once the password has been
validated, you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access
to the hard disk. You can only access the following folders on your
computer: %systemroot% and %windir%


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| In Win2K I created emergency repair disk (erd) with include
| registry checked. I now need to restore this registry but
| restore states it finds no backup extensions. Disk has meg
| of files.
|
| How do I go about restoring the saved registry from the erd?
 

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