Solved Can I save a copy of my registry to......

staybolt

staybolt

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I have a corrupted system on my boot drive (C) I do not wish to format this large drive and start over. I am wondering if I copy the registry to an external drive, install and format a new system drive, and then copy the saved registry and my programs from the old C drive (The drive is okay, it simply has some bad system files on it) to the new C drive would this work??

I would save the registry from the new drive before copying the old one over in case this does not work. I ask this as a way to get around reinstalling all my software from CD's again or many which are not on CD's but are downloaded from the internet.

SYSTEM SPECS

Intel Core 22 Quad core processor Q6600 (2.4Ghz,1066FSB) 8MB cache
3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667Mhz
256MB NVIDA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
500GB Serial ATA II Hard drive @7200RPM
Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP1
X-Fi Soundblaster


Dave
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 410
    CPU
    Intel Core 22 Quad core processor Q6600 (2.4Ghz,1066FSB) 8MB
    Memory
    3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    256MB NVIDA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Soundblaster
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" flat
    Screen Resolution
    1280X800
    Hard Drives
    internal 500GB Serial ATA II Hard drive @7200RPM external 2-250 gig's WD
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    DSL
If you open up a copy of Regedit, you can Select File>Export and save the file wherever you like.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Jonathan King
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 4850e overclocked @ 2.92 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock A780 FullDisplayPort
    Memory
    6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 290MHz Crucial Technology
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI 3200 (onboard), nVidia 7200 GS (PCIe)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Cybervison ds69T, 17" Starlogic
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 320GB SATA, Hitachi 1TB SATA
    PSU
    Antec ea-430d 430W
    Case
    Antec 300
    Cooling
    stock cpu, 120mm rear, 140mm top
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (PS/2)
    Internet Speed
    9.32 Mb/s download; 0.36 Mb/s upload
    Other Info
    Other OS's: Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows Professional x86, Ubuntu x64
Yes, I do that often. I am simply wondering if replacing the default registry on the newly installed system with my current registry which has all my program registrations in it will work?

As my registry may be corrupted by the IE8 and Win installer problems I am not certain it would be a good idea. However if I save the default registry I can copy that back in and remove the corrupted one.

I am just throwing this out for ides from others who may have tried it.

Dave
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 410
    CPU
    Intel Core 22 Quad core processor Q6600 (2.4Ghz,1066FSB) 8MB
    Memory
    3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    256MB NVIDA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Soundblaster
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" flat
    Screen Resolution
    1280X800
    Hard Drives
    internal 500GB Serial ATA II Hard drive @7200RPM external 2-250 gig's WD
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    DSL
It may or may not work. Backup your current registry and give it a try!
(and post back with the results).
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Jonathan King
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 4850e overclocked @ 2.92 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock A780 FullDisplayPort
    Memory
    6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 290MHz Crucial Technology
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI 3200 (onboard), nVidia 7200 GS (PCIe)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Cybervison ds69T, 17" Starlogic
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 320GB SATA, Hitachi 1TB SATA
    PSU
    Antec ea-430d 430W
    Case
    Antec 300
    Cooling
    stock cpu, 120mm rear, 140mm top
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wired Desktop 500 (PS/2)
    Internet Speed
    9.32 Mb/s download; 0.36 Mb/s upload
    Other Info
    Other OS's: Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows Professional x86, Ubuntu x64
That's what I will do if nothing else works. Don't have a new drive yet so it may be a couple of weeks.

Dave
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 410
    CPU
    Intel Core 22 Quad core processor Q6600 (2.4Ghz,1066FSB) 8MB
    Memory
    3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    256MB NVIDA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Soundblaster
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" flat
    Screen Resolution
    1280X800
    Hard Drives
    internal 500GB Serial ATA II Hard drive @7200RPM external 2-250 gig's WD
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    DSL
It won't work. Each installation of Windows has it's own SID - and the registry will look for the SID as a part of it's workings.

Additionally, Windows programs also look for this SID, and it won't be where it's expected to be - so the programs won't work either.

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You're suggesting doing a "parallel install" of Windows - this is an excellent way to recover your data - but won't fix your OS.

Have you tried a repair installation of Vista?
 

My Computer

System One

Yes, I tried that but it states it needs to format the drive and install the OS from scratch. I am thinking to buy an inexpensive laptop for when I need IE and keeping this one running for my simulators etc. What I need here I do not really need to back up on line, I can do so to an external drive. I can use the laptop to get my MSN mail etc.

Thanks for the info about the registry. Never did understand that very well.

Dave
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 410
    CPU
    Intel Core 22 Quad core processor Q6600 (2.4Ghz,1066FSB) 8MB
    Memory
    3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    256MB NVIDA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Soundblaster
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" flat
    Screen Resolution
    1280X800
    Hard Drives
    internal 500GB Serial ATA II Hard drive @7200RPM external 2-250 gig's WD
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    DSL
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