view non-active registry?

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Is there a tool I can use to load and view a non-active registry, to find
and export keys that I'd like to import into my current registry? (For
example, the color schemes and sound schemes that I had made on a previous
installation of Windows.)
 
Spoon2001 said:
Is there a tool I can use to load and view a non-active registry, to find
and export keys that I'd like to import into my current registry? (For
example, the color schemes and sound schemes that I had made on a previous
installation of Windows.)
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Regedit has some command line options which can be used with the export
option -

(/L:filename /R:filename )to specify a different system.dat and user dat.
use "/E filename" ( /Espace not :) to specify an export registry merge file.
you can also specify the starting key.

In windows 98 these options are only available from dos when windows isn't loaded -
I'm assuming they are available within XP dos box.

(with windows 98 you might want to run smartdrv first and specify a starting key to speed things up)


Regedit /L:system.dat /R:user.dat /E Export.txt

edit the export file as required then merge it with the current registry.

regedit /? for details.
 
Spoon2001 said:
Is there a tool I can use to load and view a non-active registry, to find
and export keys that I'd like to import into my current registry? (For
example, the color schemes and sound schemes that I had made on a previous
installation of Windows.)
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Here is what I use to search the registry with.

http://billsway.com/vbspage/
Search the Windows Registry for input string and display results (easier
than repeatedly hitting the F3 key in RegEdit).
Script revised 13 Dec 2001 to work with Windows XP and Windows 2000.
http://billsway.com/vbspage/vbsfiles/RegSrch.zip

I should add, that this is the fastest and most complete registry search
tool that I have found to date. :)

MM
 
Spoon2001 said:
Is there a tool I can use to load and view a non-active registry, to find
and export keys that I'd like to import into my current registry? (For
example, the color schemes and sound schemes that I had made on a previous
installation of Windows.)
Click to expand...

Here is what I use to search the registry with.

http://billsway.com/vbspage/
Search the Windows Registry for input string and display results (easier
than repeatedly hitting the F3 key in RegEdit). Script revised 13 Dec 2001
to work with Windows XP and Windows 2000.
http://billsway.com/vbspage/vbsfiles/RegSrch.zip

I should add, that this is the fastest and most complete registry search
tool that I have found to date. :)

MM
 
MickeyMouse said:
Here is what I use to search the registry with.

http://billsway.com/vbspage/
Search the Windows Registry for input string and display results (easier
than repeatedly hitting the F3 key in RegEdit).
Script revised 13 Dec 2001 to work with Windows XP and Windows 2000.
http://billsway.com/vbspage/vbsfiles/RegSrch.zip

I should add, that this is the fastest and most complete registry search
tool that I have found to date. :)

MM
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I second that -- and at 4KB it must be the smallest thing recommended on
this ng.

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