Registry read from another hard drive

[Cesar]

I am through an emergency situation that probably someone can tell me
what to do, if possible:

I have Registry backup files saved by the Erunt program
(http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/) in a backup hard
disk that is installed in a different computer (not the system hard
disk) from the one I am trying to debug.

I also have a Microsoft Emergency Recover Disk, that can be used.

I need to read the contents of the registry in this backup hard disk in
a way like using RegEdit, in order to read and print some of the keys
from this hard drive and later type them to the one that is running on
the other computer.

The fact is: I don't want to copy or import all the registry from this
backup unit or the ERD. I just want to see it's contents and use some
of them.

This is to recover a medical unit that had its HD damaged.

Is there any thing you can tell me that could help in this situation, I
would appreciate so much.

Thanks a lot.

Cesar Castello
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

 

[Dave Patrick]

Run regedt32, then from the Local Machine Hive, choose Registry|Load Hive.
Then navigate to the location of the hive you want to edit/read. Give it
some tempname (doesn't matter what). Then when your done, move the cursor
back to tempname, then Registry|Unload Hive, Registry|Exit

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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

:
|I am through an emergency situation that probably someone can tell me
| what to do, if possible:
|
| I have Registry backup files saved by the Erunt program
| (http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/) in a backup hard
| disk that is installed in a different computer (not the system hard
| disk) from the one I am trying to debug.
|
| I also have a Microsoft Emergency Recover Disk, that can be used.
|
| I need to read the contents of the registry in this backup hard disk in
| a way like using RegEdit, in order to read and print some of the keys
| from this hard drive and later type them to the one that is running on
| the other computer.
|
| The fact is: I don't want to copy or import all the registry from this
| backup unit or the ERD. I just want to see it's contents and use some
| of them.
|
| This is to recover a medical unit that had its HD damaged.
|
| Is there any thing you can tell me that could help in this situation, I
| would appreciate so much.
|
| Thanks a lot.
|
| Cesar Castello
| Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
|

 

[Cesar]

Dear Dave,
Thanks for your quick answer.
I've tried to do Registry\Load Hive. But it asks me for a File Name
that I do not know where to search. Remember that my registry
information is in a ERD and also in a non-sytem hard drive in another
computer. I can map this drive from the network, but I do not know
where to find the registry files.
Can you give me more details? It seems that this option (Load Hive) is
expecting to read a hive from a sytem disk, isn't it?
Regards
Cesar Orlando

 

[Dave Patrick]

There's nothing in the way of registry files on your ERD.

You'll find them in
%systemroot%\system32\config

the current_user hive is in
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\ntuser.dat

The last reg backup files in
%systemroot%\repair\RegBack

and the original as-installed files in
%systemroot%\repair

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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

:
| Dear Dave,
| Thanks for your quick answer.
| I've tried to do Registry\Load Hive. But it asks me for a File Name
| that I do not know where to search. Remember that my registry
| information is in a ERD and also in a non-sytem hard drive in another
| computer. I can map this drive from the network, but I do not know
| where to find the registry files.
| Can you give me more details? It seems that this option (Load Hive) is
| expecting to read a hive from a sytem disk, isn't it?
| Regards
| Cesar Orlando
|

 

[Cesar]

Dear Dave,

Beautiful!!

I think I can survive the damaged machine with your instructions. I've
tested to load/unload some hives with success.
Your help was very important to me and I want to thank you again for
it.

Cheers!

Cesar Orlando
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it helps. You're welcome.

--

Regards,

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

:
| Dear Dave,
|
| Beautiful!!
|
| I think I can survive the damaged machine with your instructions. I've
| tested to load/unload some hives with success.
| Your help was very important to me and I want to thank you again for
| it.
|
| Cheers!
|
| Cesar Orlando
| Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
|