Corrupted Registry: won't boot

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Kurt Tomicich
2005/02/15

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Subject:	Corrupted Registry: won't boot
Category:	OS\ *Tips

Revision Date:	2005/02/15 Modified: 2008/01/28


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Warning: This will put the registry back to the point it was at when Setup completed. Many programs will need to be reinstalled.

MS KB article 307545 @ http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545

Boot to the Recovery Console.
At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:

md tmp
copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bak
copy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bak

delete c:\windows\system32\config\system
delete c:\windows\system32\config\software
delete c:\windows\system32\config\sam
delete c:\windows\system32\config\security
delete c:\windows\system32\config\default

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default

Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer will restart.

Note This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:\Windows folder. Make sure to change C:\Windows to the appropriate windows_folder if it is a different location.

- OR -

You can copy the text in step two, and then create a text file called "Regcopy1.txt" (for example). To execute this file, run the following command when you boot into Recovery Console:

batch regcopy1.txt

Submitted for review on 2/15/2005
Review completed by Kurt Tomicich on 3/7/2005

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