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Registry recovery program that works in DOS ?
bilm:
If you mean true DOS (as in DOS 6.22) then it cannot read NTFS file structure. What you may mean is the Command window/Command prompt at startup. This isn't a true "DOS", but a simple command window. True, it does a lot of things that the old DOS used to do (including reading NTFS file structure) but it shouldn't really be labeled a "DOS". Questor --- The Windows registry can't be restored from DOS mode. Leonard that's not true. I just spent hours today doing exactly that. If you google on "restore windows XP registry DOS" you'll find lots of examples. Here's one ... http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-1032874.html I was just hoping there was a program that ran in DOS and did it all. bilm "Leonard Grey" wrote in message ... Open the search engine of your choice (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) and use this as your search term: backup the windows XP registry The Windows registry can't be restored from DOS mode. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est bilm wrote: Is there a program that can rebuild the registry from the last restore point that works in DOS mode ? When I get a crash caused by a corrupt registry, Windows won't boot. I'm familiar with the pains taking method where the Windows install DVD is used with the Recovery Console. Lots of typing and rebooting. I was hoping for an easier way. thanks, bilm |
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Registry recovery program that works in DOS ?
bilm wrote:
Is there a program that can rebuild the registry from the last restore point that works in DOS mode ? When I get a crash caused by a corrupt registry, Windows won't boot. I'm familiar with the pains taking method where the Windows install DVD is used with the Recovery Console. Lots of typing and rebooting. I was hoping for an easier way. Presumably, you are referring to Windows XP's Command Prompt, and not "DOS mode"! If so, the method outlined here should be one of the first methods you try: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449 Using System Restore should get you back to the point in time before your registry became corrupt. ERUNT is another option: http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ |
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Registry recovery program that works in DOS ?
bilm wrote:
Is there a program that can rebuild the registry from the last restore point that works in DOS mode ? When I get a crash caused by a corrupt registry, Windows won't boot. I'm familiar with the pains taking method where the Windows install DVD is used with the Recovery Console. Lots of typing and rebooting. I was hoping for an easier way. Presumably, you are referring to Windows XP's Command Prompt, and not "DOS mode"! If so, the method outlined here should be one of the first methods you try: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449 Using System Restore should get you back to the point in time before your registry became corrupt. ERUNT is another option: http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ |
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Registry recovery program that works in DOS ?
What "common problem"? Most people never corrupt their registry. I
haven't corrupted my registry ever. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est On 12/11/2009 3:16 PM, bilm wrote: You're right. That one link (bad choice) was not for XP. Actually there is a way to access an NTFS drive from DOS and thus repair a corrupt registry but it all seems like such a lot of work for something that is such a common problem. You would think MS would come up with a little program to do this. I'll check out ERD Commander. regards, bilm wrote in message ... The Windows registry can't be restored from DOS mode. Leonard that's not true. I just spent hours today doing exactly that. If you google on "restore windows XP registry DOS" you'll find lots of examples. Here's one ... http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-1032874.html I was just hoping there was a program that ran in DOS and did it all. bilm "Leonard wrote in message ... Open the search engine of your choice (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) and use this as your search term: backup the windows XP registry The Windows registry can't be restored from DOS mode. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est bilm wrote: Is there a program that can rebuild the registry from the last restore point that works in DOS mode ? When I get a crash caused by a corrupt registry, Windows won't boot. I'm familiar with the pains taking method where the Windows install DVD is used with the Recovery Console. Lots of typing and rebooting. I was hoping for an easier way. thanks, bilm |
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Registry recovery program that works in DOS ?
What "common problem"? Most people never corrupt their registry. I
haven't corrupted my registry ever. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est On 12/11/2009 3:16 PM, bilm wrote: You're right. That one link (bad choice) was not for XP. Actually there is a way to access an NTFS drive from DOS and thus repair a corrupt registry but it all seems like such a lot of work for something that is such a common problem. You would think MS would come up with a little program to do this. I'll check out ERD Commander. regards, bilm wrote in message ... The Windows registry can't be restored from DOS mode. Leonard that's not true. I just spent hours today doing exactly that. If you google on "restore windows XP registry DOS" you'll find lots of examples. Here's one ... http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-1032874.html I was just hoping there was a program that ran in DOS and did it all. bilm "Leonard wrote in message ... Open the search engine of your choice (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) and use this as your search term: backup the windows XP registry The Windows registry can't be restored from DOS mode. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est bilm wrote: Is there a program that can rebuild the registry from the last restore point that works in DOS mode ? When I get a crash caused by a corrupt registry, Windows won't boot. I'm familiar with the pains taking method where the Windows install DVD is used with the Recovery Console. Lots of typing and rebooting. I was hoping for an easier way. thanks, bilm |
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Registry recovery program that works in DOS ?
bilm wrote:
Is there a program that can rebuild the registry from the last restore point that works in DOS mode ? When I get a crash caused by a corrupt registry, Windows won't boot. I'm familiar with the pains taking method where the Windows install DVD is used with the Recovery Console. Lots of typing and rebooting. I was hoping for an easier way. Is this for use on your own computer or for use when working on other people's computers? You realize that you can save and batch these Recovery Console commands? The MSKB article tells you how to do this. You're asking for a pretty tall order to find a utility that will run on an antiquated operating system like DOS and that will not only be able to read and write to NTFS but that will also be able to extract the registry files from restore points. I know that to someone with a bit of programming experience, or even with advanced batch file skills this is probably not too difficult; use an ntfs driver that will allow DOS to read and write to the NTFS drive and the rest is probably not all that difficult for those who know how to do it. But other than for a few arcane tasks few of the experts use DOS to repair problems on Windows XP machines. Make yourself a Bart PE disk ( http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ ) or do it the easy way and download a pre-built one ( http://www.ubcd4win.com/ ) or even use a live Linux CD and you will be able to do whatever you want while you are booted with one of these discs, Windows will be fast asleep and you will be able to copy whatever you want on the Windows drive! All you have to do is make a copy of the System32\Config folder and if you later need to you can just use it to replace the original folder. That is all there is to it. You don't want the hassles of booting to a live CD? Then get yourself a disk imaging or cloning utility and it will be able to backup (image) or clone the Windows installation from the up and running Windows session. You can then extract the System33\Config folder from the image and then just copy the folder to the System32 folder of the Windows installation and give it a name like Config2 and then if you ever need to use it you can simply rename the folders from the Recovery Console. In the case of a cloning utility the folder will be cloned along with the rest of the Windows installation to another hard drive. Still too much trouble or you think that imaging or cloning is too time consuming? Use the NTBackup utility (it's on your Windows CD or available for download on the Internet) and do a System State data backup. Select to backup only the System State data, don't select any other files. The backup will take about two to three minutes to complete. Then do a restore of the System State backup but *restore it to a different location!* In other words restore it to a special folder that you will create just for this task. The restored system state will contain a folder named REGISTRY, copy the folder over to the System32 folder and when needed rename it from the Recovery Console as mentioned earlier. After you reboot the machine to recover from a corrupt registry you can then do a System Restore to a recent point or if you have a fresh backup of the System State data you can restore it to its original location. John |
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Registry recovery program that works in DOS ?
bilm wrote: Is there a program that can rebuild the registry from the last restore point that works in DOS mode ? When I get a crash caused by a corrupt registry, Windows won't boot. I'm familiar with the pains taking method where the Windows install DVD is used with the Recovery Console. Lots of typing and rebooting. I was hoping for an easier way. Is this for use on your own computer or for use when working on other people's computers? You realize that you can save and batch these Recovery Console commands? The MSKB article tells you how to do this. You're asking for a pretty tall order to find a utility that will run on an antiquated operating system like DOS and that will not only be able to read and write to NTFS but that will also be able to extract the registry files from restore points. I know that to someone with a bit of programming experience, or even with advanced batch file skills this is probably not too difficult; use an ntfs driver that will allow DOS to read and write to the NTFS drive and the rest is probably not all that difficult for those who know how to do it. But other than for a few arcane tasks few of the experts use DOS to repair problems on Windows XP machines. Make yourself a Bart PE disk ( http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ ) or do it the easy way and download a pre-built one ( http://www.ubcd4win.com/ ) or even use a live Linux CD and you will be able to do whatever you want while you are booted with one of these discs, Windows will be fast asleep and you will be able to copy whatever you want on the Windows drive! All you have to do is make a copy of the System32\Config folder and if you later need to you can just use it to replace the original folder. That is all there is to it. You don't want the hassles of booting to a live CD? Then get yourself a disk imaging or cloning utility and it will be able to backup (image) or clone the Windows installation from the up and running Windows session. You can then extract the System33\Config folder from the image and then just copy the folder to the System32 folder of the Windows installation and give it a name like Config2 and then if you ever need to use it you can simply rename the folders from the Recovery Console. In the case of a cloning utility the folder will be cloned along with the rest of the Windows installation to another hard drive. Still too much trouble or you think that imaging or cloning is too time consuming? Use the NTBackup utility (it's on your Windows CD or available for download on the Internet) and do a System State data backup. Select to backup only the System State data, don't select any other files. The backup will take about two to three minutes to complete. Then do a restore of the System State backup but *restore it to a different location!* In other words restore it to a special folder that you will create just for this task. The restored system state will contain a folder named REGISTRY, copy the folder over to the System32 folder and when needed rename it from the Recovery Console as mentioned earlier. After you reboot the machine to recover from a corrupt registry you can then do a System Restore to a recent point or if you have a fresh backup of the System State data you can restore it to its original location. John |
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