location of registry in xp

[Guest]

i need to access the registry to fix the error caused by zone alarm.
considering that the pc wont boot - normally or safe mode - how do i access
it with a live cd???
thanks

see machine check: regs posted yesterday

 

[Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]]

The Registry is stored in the Windows\System32\Config folder. There are a
number of files that comprise different parts of the Registry. Additionally,
the per-user portion is stored in Documents and Settings\<username> in the
NTUSER.DAT file.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q307545
How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from
Starting