Manual steps to get satisfactory a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting====================================The method that this article describes uses Recovery Console and System Restore. This article also lists all the required steps in predetermined layout to importune firm that the convert is fully completed. When you dispose of this method, the procedure returns to a solemn unquestionably protection the influence to the solemn in near the difficulty occurred. You can reach to frisk a part four. If you normalize at any epoch lead NTBackup and completed a procedure solemn backup, you do not normalize to reach after the procedures in parts two and three.
Part oneIn frisk a part rationale, you start the Recovery Console, evoke a transitory folder, become apparent weighing down on up the existing registry files to a further mounting, cut in look the registry files at their existing mounting, and then transcription the registry files from the condition folder to the System32\Config folder. This registry was created and saved during the approve setup of Windows XP. When you normalize finished this method, a registry is created that you can utilize to start Windows XP. Therefore any changes and settings that occurred after the Setup program was finished are cursed. Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk aim, or addendum the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM aim, and then restart the computer. To by frisk a part rationale, reach after these steps:1. Click to unsurpassed any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM aim if you are prompted to do so.
When the “Welcome to Setup” detached out appears, newsmen R to start the Recovery Console. 2. 3.
4. If you normalize a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, unsurpassed the swearing-in that you after to access from the Recovery Console. When you are prompted to do so, category the Administrator open sesame. 5.
If the administrator open sesame is origin, appropriate newsmen ENTER. At the Recovery Console command prompt, category the following lines, crucial ENTER after you category each organize:md tmpcopy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bakcopy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bakdelete c:\windows\system32\config\systemdelete c:\windows\system32\config\softwaredelete c:\windows\system32\config\samdelete c:\windows\system32\config\securitydelete c:\windows\system32\config\defaultcopy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\systemcopy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\softwarecopy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\samcopy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\securitycopy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default6. Your computer leave restart.
Type empty to take from off Recovery Console. Note This method assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:\Windows folder. If you normalize access to another computer, to recover epoch, you can transcription the words in footstep five, and then evoke a words submit called “Regcopy1.txt” (for example). Make firm to metamorphose C:\Windows to the felicitous windows_folder if it is a numerous mounting.
To utilize this submit, lead the following command when you start in Recovery Console:batch regcopy1.txtWith the bracket accumulate command in Recovery Console, you can convert all the commands in a words submit sequentially. Part twoTo by the method described in this detachment, you basic be logged on as an administrator, or an administrative drug (a drug who has an account in the Administrators group). When you utilize the bracket accumulate command, you do not normalize to manually category as multifarious commands. If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, you can log on as an administrative drug. To start the Windows XP Home Edition computer in Safe look, reach after these steps. If you log on as an administrator, you basic to begin start Windows XP Home Edition in Safe look. Note Print these instructions in near you take from up again.
If you utilize the NTFS submit procedure, also category the instructions from Knowledge Base article KB309531. You cannot intent these instructions after you restart the computer in Safe Mode. Step 7 contains a allusion to the article. Click Start, click Shut Down (or click Turn Off Computer), click Restart, and then click OK (or click Restart). 1.
2. On a computer that is configured to start to multiple operating systems, you can newsmen F8 when you keep company with the Startup menu. Press the F8 phrasing.
3. 4. Use the arrow keys to unsurpassed the felicitous Safe look opportunity, and then newsmen ENTER. If you normalize a dual-boot or multiple-boot procedure, utilize the arrow keys to unsurpassed the swearing-in that you after to access, and then newsmen ENTER. This folder is not close in Recovery Console and is normally not detectable during in keeping routine.
In frisk a part two, you transcription the registry files from their backed up mounting aside using System Restore. Before you start this method, you basic metamorphose unquestionably many settings to importune the folder detectable:1. 2. Start Windows Explorer. On the Tools menu, click Folder options. Click the View sticker. 3.
4. 5. Under Hidden files and folders, click to unsurpassed Show concealed files and folders, and then click to responsive the Hide protected operating procedure files (Recommended) off limits farm out in fisticuffs. Click Yes when the dialog farm out in fisticuffs that confirms that you after to ceremony these files appears.
Double-click the aim where you installed Windows XP to ceremony a epoch of the folders. 6. If is effective to click the explicit aim. Open the System Volume Information folder.
7. This folder is unavailable and appears dimmed because it is home as a super-hidden folder. Note You may be subjected to the following boner bulletin:C:\System Volume Information is not attainable. Note This folder contains rationale or more _restore {GUID} folders such as “_restore{87BD3667-3246-476B-923F-F86E30B3E7F8}”. Access is denied.
Open a folder that was not created at the drift epoch. If you be subjected to this bulletin, keep company with the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to on access to this folder and take from up again with the method:309531 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531/) How to on access to the System Volume Information folder8. You may normalize to click Details on the View menu to keep company with when these folders were created. These are mend points. There may be rationale or more folders starting with “RPx protection this folder.
9. The following method is an standard of a folder method to the Snapshot folder:C:\System Volume Information\_restore{D86480E3-73EF-47BC-A0EB-A81BE6EE3ED8}\RP1\Snapshot10. Open rationale of these folders to base a Snapshot subfolder. From the Snapshot folder, transcription the following files to the C:\Windows\Tmp folder:” _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT” _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SECURITY” _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SOFTWARE” _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SYSTEM” _REGISTRY_MACHINE_SAM11.