Hmm, doesn't sound good. In general registry files can't be moved to a different install without causing other problems.
Any idea why the old drive won't boot? What error are you getting? Have you run a chkdsk? > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 3:04 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: (OT) Importing registry > > Just the files. The old drive is perfectly ok, but will not boot at all. I > copied all of the files from it to a directory on the new drive so I can > try > to get the new drive working exactly as the old one was. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 2:58 PM > Subject: RE: (OT) Importing registry > > > > Do you have a registry backup in the Windows backup format, or is it > just > > the files? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 2:56 PM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: Re: (OT) Importing registry > >> > >> GHOST > >> > >> or its probably too late. > >> > >> tw > >> > >> > >> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:53:09 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Ok, 2 months or so ago my computer crashed. I've been trying to get > it > >> back up and no dice. I got a new drive and moved all the files over. > Now > >> does anyone know how to import the old registry with all the old > program > >> mappings and passwords? Does anyone know how to get my old settings > back? > >> I really don't want to be doing all this stuff from scratch. :( > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:148656 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
