Open Registry files?

[ndog37]

Hello everyone

I have a computer that registry file is corrupt and we are not able to
boot from it (windows xp home).
What I have done is taken the hard disk out of the computer, wired it
into a usb etnernal hard-drive, and am now running it from another
computer in windows xp

now I am trying to open the registry files from hardrive2:\WINDOWS
\system32\config.

First of all what is the name of the registry file
Second How can I open this file in a registry application and change
its values

Maybe there is some software some computer technicians here can
recommend or use that can do this

If you don't know any software then dont worry replying to this
thread, I have tried recovery console and no avail

Thanks for your time

 

[John John]

Hello everyone

I have a computer that registry file is corrupt and we are not able to
boot from it (windows xp home).
What I have done is taken the hard disk out of the computer, wired it
into a usb etnernal hard-drive, and am now running it from another
computer in windows xp

now I am trying to open the registry files from hardrive2:\WINDOWS
\system32\config.

First of all what is the name of the registry file
Second How can I open this file in a registry application and change
its values

Maybe there is some software some computer technicians here can
recommend or use that can do this

If you don't know any software then dont worry replying to this
thread, I have tried recovery console and no avail

You can't edit the registry from the Recovery Console. With the disk
mounted to another XP installation you can use the "Load Hive" feature
in Regedit. See here for easy to follow instructions:
http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm Which file to open depends on
what exactly you want to edit, open the files *without* extensions.

John

 

[Peter Foldes]

See if this will help

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545