What if...HELP!

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babif

I have two windows installations on my computer. One is
not working and it's because of a registry problem. So,
if I change those registry files using the other windows
installation, would I just make a mess with both of them,
or would I be able to fix the corrupted installation? I
have this question because I am not sure if both
installations are using the same registry or there are
two separate ones...!
Thanx
 
If they are separate installs they will have differing registries (held in
%windir%/system32/config), you can swap out the offending file and should be
able to boot the downed install. Swap the hive from that installs
windir/repair directory.
 
I'd use the part that *is* working, and make a backup to CDs or to a
logical partition of your essential files, and then boot from the Windows
CD, and delete the primary partition (not the logical partition if you
created one) and just start fresh. What you want in the end is just one
properly functioning version of Windows, and this will prove to be the
cleanest way to get it. Use the Repair Console to manage the operation of
deleting the primary partition. You may need a partition management tool
like Partition Magic in order to creater a logical partition if this is
where you want to store backup files.
 
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