Is there an app that will allow me to edit a registry on a slave hd in my computer that's come out of another computer?

[PC Freak]

I have a hd in my computer from another computer that is unbootable due to a software problem. I would like to view it's registry with some type of offline registry tool.
Does such a think exist?

 

[AdamSnow]

Not able to check from where I am right now, but you can see about trying regedt32

Start > Run > Regedt32

might work, might not... but it's worth a shot.

 

[PC Freak]

regedt32 will open my registry not the registry on the 2nd HD (slave at the moment in my comptuer), and that's the one I need to look at.

 

[AdamSnow]

Found this on another forum for you to try.

==================================================
The Registry is contained in the following 6 files:

In %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\ (e.g. C:\Windows\System32\Config\)

Sam
Security
Software
System
Default

In Documents and Settings\<username>
NTUSER.dat

This freeware will allow you to open these files and "explore" them. You can also export sections or keys in the common .reg file format. You cannot use this program to open the currently active Registry (the one you get when you use regedit), but you can use it to examine a saved or backed-up Registry, or the Registry in another drive (as in a dual-boot setup), or the Registry stored on a drive you have slaved that contains another operating system.

Registry File Viewer
====================================================

Hope that can help...

 

[Tremulant]

Try an ntbackup on the slave drive.

I *think* ntbackup lets you see the registry. (Haven't used it in a few months, so I'm not sure)

 

[Smilin]

don't make this hard.


The registry is stored in system32\config on the drive.

HKLM\system is the "system" file
HKLM\software is the "software" file
Sam, security, yada yada.
HKLU is your user.dat file in your profile.

Regedit (XP/2003) or regedt32 (NT/2k) has the ability to load a hive. You basically just highlight the HK you want to load under and hit load hive.

See regedit help files for more info.

NOTE: closing regedit does NOT unload a loaded hive. You gotta select unload hive before you close. Also, loading a corrupted hive can cause a BSOD (it will happen immediately if it's going to).