Registry editing in recovery console

[Mohamed Shafiee]

Hi,

I'm having this problem with a PC... The problem is, the PC logs off
whenever any user tries to log on. This has been happening ever since
someone inserted a VCD into the PC, which had some autorun application
written to it, just for the sake of preventing it from being copied.

My guess is, the application put some values in the system registry in one
of the following locations:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

or any other location which would enable the little thing to run. That is
why I have to check out the registry, but I'm unable to access it in any
way. The system logs off in all the start-up options including the safe
mode.

So the next logical option is the Recovery Console, and it doesn't allow the
REG command.

Maybe one of you guys know the fix to this problem... Please tell me if you
know. Is it possible to enable the REG command in the Recovery Console?

I don't want to reinstall windows each time this occur because I can't get
my hands on a genuine copy of Windows XP. The copy which I have turned out
to be a pirated copy... and for each installation I have to have a license.

Please tell me.

Thanks in advance.

Shafiee.

 

[Brett]

Hi

You mention you cannot get your hands on a copy of Windows XP, pirated
software especially Microsoft software is not supported on these newsgroups

 

[ppppp]

reinstall xp

 

[Ayush]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
You can use the Manual Steps.

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
OE-QuoteFix - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

Replied to [Mohamed Shafiee]'s message :
-----------------------------------------------------------

 

[Guest]

Guess there is no way to do that huh....

I tried those methods.... but failed because system restore was disabled on
that computer.

The computer which I was talking about had genuine copy of windows xp
installed. If I reinstall with a non-genuin pirated copy... that will not be
right coz I'm going to be supporting software pirates... at the same time
making the data in that computer exposed and vulnerable to attack. I won't
get updates from microsoft as well. So don't kick me out of this newsgroup
ok?

It would be so much better if computer vendors supply a restore disk with
the PCs. Nowadays, they just supply nothing with the PCs. There are no means
of restoring the PC to an operational state, if something like what I
mentioned, damages it.

And microsoft's recovery console didn't allow me to remove those registry
entries which made the pc log off...

It will be another week before the pc can be fixed. If only there is a way
to edit the registry offline... that way I will be able to fix the problem by
attaching the hard disk to another pc. But I guess that is not possible.

Thanks anyway for your help guys. See you around.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
You can use the Manual Steps.

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
OE-QuoteFix - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

Replied to [Mohamed Shafiee]'s message :
-----------------------------------------------------------

Hi,

I'm having this problem with a PC... The problem is, the PC logs off
whenever any user tries to log on. This has been happening ever since
someone inserted a VCD into the PC, which had some autorun application
written to it, just for the sake of preventing it from being copied.

My guess is, the application put some values in the system registry
in one of the following locations:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

or any other location which would enable the little thing to run.
That is why I have to check out the registry, but I'm unable to
access it in any way. The system logs off in all the start-up options
including the safe mode.

So the next logical option is the Recovery Console, and it doesn't
allow the REG command.

Maybe one of you guys know the fix to this problem... Please tell me
if you know. Is it possible to enable the REG command in the Recovery
Console?
I don't want to reinstall windows each time this occur because I
can't get my hands on a genuine copy of Windows XP. The copy which I
have turned out to be a pirated copy... and for each installation I
have to have a license.
Please tell me.

Thanks in advance.

Shafiee.

 

[John John]

You cannot edit the registry from the Recovery Console. Try using the
Listsvc and Disable commands. You can mount the disk in another NT
type computer and edit the registry from the other Windows installation.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

John

Guess there is no way to do that huh....

I tried those methods.... but failed because system restore was disabled on
that computer.

The computer which I was talking about had genuine copy of windows xp
installed. If I reinstall with a non-genuin pirated copy... that will not be
right coz I'm going to be supporting software pirates... at the same time
making the data in that computer exposed and vulnerable to attack. I won't
get updates from microsoft as well. So don't kick me out of this newsgroup
ok?

It would be so much better if computer vendors supply a restore disk with
the PCs. Nowadays, they just supply nothing with the PCs. There are no means
of restoring the PC to an operational state, if something like what I
mentioned, damages it.

And microsoft's recovery console didn't allow me to remove those registry
entries which made the pc log off...

It will be another week before the pc can be fixed. If only there is a way
to edit the registry offline... that way I will be able to fix the problem by
attaching the hard disk to another pc. But I guess that is not possible.

Thanks anyway for your help guys. See you around.


:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
You can use the Manual Steps.

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

Search - www.Google.com | Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org
Snip your long urls - http://snipurl.com/
OE-QuoteFix - http://snipurl.com/quotefix

Replied to [Mohamed Shafiee]'s message :
-----------------------------------------------------------

Hi,

I'm having this problem with a PC... The problem is, the PC logs off
whenever any user tries to log on. This has been happening ever since
someone inserted a VCD into the PC, which had some autorun application
written to it, just for the sake of preventing it from being copied.

My guess is, the application put some values in the system registry
in one of the following locations:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

or any other location which would enable the little thing to run.
That is why I have to check out the registry, but I'm unable to
access it in any way. The system logs off in all the start-up options
including the safe mode.

So the next logical option is the Recovery Console, and it doesn't
allow the REG command.

Maybe one of you guys know the fix to this problem... Please tell me
if you know. Is it possible to enable the REG command in the Recovery
Console?
I don't want to reinstall windows each time this occur because I
can't get my hands on a genuine copy of Windows XP. The copy which I
have turned out to be a pirated copy... and for each installation I
have to have a license.
Please tell me.

Thanks in advance.

Shafiee.

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [Shafiee]'s message {INLINE} :
-----------------------------------------------------------

The computer which I was talking about had genuine copy of windows xp
installed. If I reinstall with a non-genuin pirated copy... that will
not be right coz I'm going to be supporting software pirates... at
the same time making the data in that computer exposed and vulnerable
to attack. I won't get updates from microsoft as well. So don't kick
me out of this newsgroup ok?

It would be so much better if computer vendors supply a restore disk
with the PCs. Nowadays, they just supply nothing with the PCs. There
are no means of restoring the PC to an operational state, if
something like what I mentioned, damages it.

And microsoft's recovery console didn't allow me to remove those
registry entries which made the pc log off...

It will be another week before the pc can be fixed. If only there is
a way to edit the registry offline... that way I will be able to fix
the problem by attaching the hard disk to another pc. But I guess
that is not possible.

Thanks anyway for your help guys. See you around.

I think there are maybe two files that makes up the activation. If you copy
them > Reinstall WIndows > Paste them back, your Windows should be
reactivated if there is no hardware change. Maybe someone will tell you about
those files