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Can you copy registry keys without Windows?
I'm repairing a laptop with a dying HDD, and need to know whether I can copy over the registry to a new one. The original hard drive still works, but cannot boot Windows (a system file has become corrupt). The hard drive was replaced by the company who provided the laptop, and I've re-installed the same version of Windows onto it. I've got the old HDD in an external caddy, and can access all of the files etc perfectly well.
To speed up the process of re-instating the applications, I was wondering whether I could copy over the program files and the registry keys from the old HDD to the new one. I can usually do this fine, however, I've only ever had experience where the old HDDs are still running, and I can export the keys before swapping out the drives. Can I copy over the registry from the old machine?
Thanks in advance.
I've managed to do it by directing to the registry files and importing them individually. @Dward, I wanted to try. Re-imaging a machine is very little work, it's re-installing the applications/settings that takes time. It's quicker to re-image twice in case of corruption than set everything up all over again when I didn't have to. @Jason, I've had experience in this before, so I know the risks. Thanks anyway.
4 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes you can but you're not going to do that. copying the registry is not a good idea. Take the time and reinstall everything properly.
- Anonymous4 years ago
you do not. the only working gadget i will think of of this is even remotely able to this is Linux, or maybe then, not without modifying a number of configuration information. you could attempt to repeat it from onecontinual to the different via choosing each and all the information and copying them to the econtinual, yet be arranged to edit a pair thousand registry entries, the bootloader, and the different settings that would get on your way. wanting finding out to purchase a replica of Norton Ghost there are truly no viable elementary techniques to do this genuinely.
- Anonymous9 years ago
And bring a potentially corrupt file back into the picture????
