Can you edit the registry from Recovery Console

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I need to edit a registry key, but I am unable to boot into safe mode or get
into Windows. Is there a way to get into the registry from the recovery
console?

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No, you can't. But you can from a parallel install.

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|I need to edit a registry key, but I am unable to boot into safe mode or
get
| into Windows. Is there a way to get into the registry from the recovery
| console?
|
| Help
 
That was helpful. Now I am not sure if this should be a new post. But this
is what I am trying to do, but so far, I am unsuccessful. I need to change
the default value in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\Session Manager
The default value is:
BootExecute:REG_MULTI_SZ:autocheck autochk *

The computer keeps trying to run the chkdsk automatically, and right after
that i get a blue screen and I can never log into windows (In any mode).

When I run the boot disk, I even see a small note about the disk being
mounted in read only b/c the volume is dirty. And that is the main thing, I
need to flag the volume as "not dirty", which changing the value in that
registry key will do (I think).

So if you have experience using the boot disk, let me know. i was able to
successfully load the hives, but once I am in the Hives, and I do a ls for
the list of keys, once i try to use the cd command to change keys, it says,
keys not found. I figure I must be using the syntax of the commands wrong.

Help!
 
Specifically, the mesage about the volume being dirty is as follows:
NTFS-fs error (device hda2): load system_files(): Volume is Dirty. Mounting
Read-only. Run chkdsk and mount in Windows.
 
You may be in a catch-22 situation using this NT book disk. I've never used it,
but in reading the web page instructions I came across these notes pertaining to
final writing to the registry:

---quote---
NOTE: Windows will run a diskcheck (chkdsk) on next boot.
NOTE: this is to ensure disk intergity after the changes
---end quote---

This is exactly what you're trying to prevent.

BTW, Did you have any luck running chkdsk /r from the RC?
 
By trial and error I developed this step-by-step process:
1. Boot from the Nordahl disk
2. Accept the suggested NT partition.
3. Accept the full path to the registry directory.
4. Type system
5. Type 9 (for Registry Editor)
6. Type ? (to see the available commands)
7. Type ls (to see the current keys)
8. Type cd ControlSet003 (it's case-sensitive!)
9. Type cd Control
10. Type cd Session Manager
11. Type ed BootExecute
12. Type autocheck autochk *
13. Type --n
14. Type q
You will be prompted to save or discard your changes.

Type ? at any stage to see the available commands.
 
Why not run chkdsk /r from the recovery console?

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Regards,

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

:
| Specifically, the mesage about the volume being dirty is as follows:
| NTFS-fs error (device hda2): load system_files(): Volume is Dirty.
Mounting
| Read-only. Run chkdsk and mount in Windows.
 

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