dual boot, moving restore points

[Guest]

I don't even know if this is possible, but I need to try.

My Windows XP Home SP2 system died of a registry failure.
I couldn't even use the recovery console because it failed enumerate
directories on C:\
I tried the manufacturer's restore disk, which failed (and seems to have
screwed XP Home).
I tried a new Windows install in C:\WindowsR which boots, but I can't run
programs installed under XP Home of course.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307545
Has taken me to the point where the old installation in c:\windows OUGHT to
boot.
But it won't, and therefore I can't restore from a previous working system
restore point.

The new XP Pro seems from the dates to store restore points in
_restore{4CABB525-E235-44E3-A781-1DBC609E99A6}
The old XP Home seemed so use _restore{179001E5-6952-451B-A2F3-CCACA9C8CC55}

So I wonder, if there is any way to move RP250 from the XP Home into RP005
of the XP Pro and thereby fool the system into restoring a working "old"
version?

If not, can I use the old registry files () under XP to restore access to
the old applications?
I'm trying to find a way to get my old licence keys for applications out of
the old Windows XP home - so I can reformat and reinstall.
And all my old emails as well.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I don't even know if this is possible, but I need to try.

My Windows XP Home SP2 system died of a registry failure.
I couldn't even use the recovery console because it failed enumerate
directories on C:\
I tried the manufacturer's restore disk, which failed (and seems to have
screwed XP Home).
I tried a new Windows install in C:\WindowsR which boots, but I can't run
programs installed under XP Home of course.

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307545
Has taken me to the point where the old installation in c:\windows OUGHT to
boot.
But it won't, and therefore I can't restore from a previous working system
restore point.

The new XP Pro seems from the dates to store restore points in
_restore{4CABB525-E235-44E3-A781-1DBC609E99A6}
The old XP Home seemed so use _restore{179001E5-6952-451B-A2F3-CCACA9C8CC55}

So I wonder, if there is any way to move RP250 from the XP Home into RP005
of the XP Pro and thereby fool the system into restoring a working "old"
version?

If not, can I use the old registry files () under XP to restore access to
the old applications?
I'm trying to find a way to get my old licence keys for applications out of
the old Windows XP home - so I can reformat and reinstall.
And all my old emails as well.

You installation appears to be cooked. If it was my machine
then I would do a clean re-installation on a fresh disk, followed
by a re-installation of my applications, using the licence numbers
from my backed up records.

You have several ways to get at your old EMails:
- Install the disk as a slave disk in some other WinXP/2000 PC.
- Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk from www.bootdisk.com
and run ntfsdos.exe (www.sysinternals.com).
- Boot the machine with a Bart PE boot CD
(http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/#download)

This mishap is an unpleasant reminder that you must back
up your important files to an independent medium at
regular intervals, e.g. once a week, rather than waiting until
a disaster has struck. An external 2.5" disk in a USB
case is a low cost and highly effective backup medium.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Paul,

You are not going to be able to do what you are hoping to do. You can't
integrate the old registry and restore points into the new installation. You
need to install the desired software using the original installation media
into the new installation. By the way, a failure to enumerate directories
usually indicates a corrupted file system, not a corrupt registry.

If the Product keys are in the old registry, you may be able to load the
hives and search for them. Click start/run, type regedit and click ok. Click
file/connect network registry, then navigate to the old installation and
select the registry files.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks, I need luck.

Since I have it dual booting now I can access the HD and strip everything of
use off it.
I have backups of everything except the authentication keys for Adobe PS CS2
and ThumbsPlus.
Emails I've lost about a week, and I wanted to try to recover that off the HD.

I just hoped that it was possible to make this work.
Ah well. I hope Adobe have a way of reissuing a key.

--

PAul

Hi Paul,

You are not going to be able to do what you are hoping to do. You can't
integrate the old registry and restore points into the new installation. You
need to install the desired software using the original installation media
into the new installation. By the way, a failure to enumerate directories
usually indicates a corrupted file system, not a corrupt registry.

If the Product keys are in the old registry, you may be able to load the
hives and search for them. Click start/run, type regedit and click ok. Click
file/connect network registry, then navigate to the old installation and
select the registry files.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

I have a week old backup, I have 2x200G and 2x250G externals and 2x200G
internal so I rotate files off C: to D: and do file backups (of my photos)
over to K/L/M/N drives externally, as well as to DVD.

Adobe have an authentication system that embeds a key in a file somewhere on
the disk. I presume it's hidden from most people somehow.
Same idea as Windows authentication I think, to stop you using the same
installation disk and key on many machines.

I guess all I can do is go beg another authentication.