
Rename _REGISTRY_USER_.DEFAULT to DEFAULT. Rename the files in the C:\Windows\Tmp folder as follows:. From the Snapshot folder, copy the following files to the C:\Windows\Tmp folder:. Note This folder contains one or more _restore \RP1\Snapshot This folder is unavailable and appears dimmed because it is set as a super-hidden folder. Open the System Volume Information folder.
If is important to click the correct drive. Double-click the drive where you installed Windows XP to display a list of the folders.Click Yes when the dialog box that confirms that you want to display these files appears.Under Hidden files and folders, click to select Show hidden files and folders, and then click to clear the Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) check box.
On the Tools menu, click Folder options. Before you start this procedure, you must change several settings to make the folder visible: This folder is not available in Recovery Console and is generally not visible during typical usage. In part two, you copy the registry files from their backed up location by using System Restore. Use the arrow keys to select the appropriate Safe mode option, and then press ENTER. Click Start, click Shut Down (or click Turn Off Computer), click Restart, and then click OK (or click Restart). At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:Ĭopy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bakĬopy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bakĬopy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bakĬopy c:\windows\system32\config\security c:\windows\tmp\security.bakĬopy c:\windows\system32\config\default c:\windows\tmp\default.bakĭelete c:\windows\system32\config\softwareĭelete c:\windows\system32\config\securityĭelete c:\windows\system32\config\defaultĬopy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\systemĬopy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\softwareĬopy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\samĬopy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\securityĬopy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.Ĭlick to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.Manual steps to recover a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting