You need /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/System32/config/SOFTWARE
I believe it is Software registry hive.
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Mykola Ivanets
пт, 18 січ. 2019, 21:11 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>
> In the directory
> /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/SysWOW64/config
> I see:
>
> RegBack/
> SOFTWARE
> SOFTWARE{95a67f3f-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TM.blf
>
> SOFTWARE{95a67f3f-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>
> SOFTWARE{95a67f3f-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
> SOFTWARE{fa9dd771-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TM.blf
>
> SOFTWARE{fa9dd771-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>
> SOFTWARE{fa9dd771-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
> SOFTWARE.LOG1
> SOFTWARE.LOG2
> SYSTEM
> SYSTEM{95a67f43-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TM.blf
>
> SYSTEM{95a67f43-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>
> SYSTEM{95a67f43-59d1-11e3-9e59-a0b3cc79c3dc}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
> SYSTEM{fa9dd775-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TM.blf
>
> SYSTEM{fa9dd775-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
>
> SYSTEM{fa9dd775-5b7b-11e3-ac53-c305c0b6ada2}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
> SYSTEM.LOG1
> SYSTEM.LOG2
> systemprofile/
>
> The incantation:
> /usr/bin/hivexregedit --export
> /sdb3/backups/win7/Windows/SysWOW64/config/SOFTWARE
> 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId'
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId: path
> not found in this hive at /usr/bin/hivexregedit line 319.
>
>
>
>
> On 01/18/2019 11:55 AM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote:
>
> Windows registry file(s) are located here: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\.
>
> %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Softwate - is what you need. And encoded key
> might be here: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId.
>
> And here is deciding algorithm:
> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-to-recover-your-windows-product-key/f032f08f-f114-46f6-ab81-b28004dd43a0
>
> --
> Mykola Ivanets
>
> пт, 18 січ. 2019, 20:22 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>
>> Turns out that testdisk was not able to extract the files in
>> .../Windows/registration directory :( :( :(
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/18/2019 10:45 AM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote:
>>
>> You don't need boot or mount partition to read registry. hivexregedit can
>> manipulate windows registry files directly.
>>
>> --
>> Mykola Ivanets
>>
>> пт, 18 січ. 2019, 01:32 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/17/2019 03:41 PM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote:
>>>
>>> Let me ask the question again: is COA product key? Is it in the registry?
>>>
>>> I would assume so, since the laptop was used without any problems
>>> and received updates normally without any banners coming up.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-to-recover-your-windows-product-key/f032f08f-f114-46f6-ab81-b28004dd43a0
>>>
>>> You can easily extract product key if it is in the registry as the link
>>> above promises. I have pointed to a Linux tool which can read/modify
>>> Windows Registry in precious email.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mykola Ivanets
>>>
>>> But the disk is not bootable :( :(
>>> I was just fortunate that "testdisk" (linux) was able to extract the
>>> user's directory
>>> and the windows directory.
>>> The script you show assumes that the HD is mountable.
>>> It is not, and a 2nd computer with win7 refuses to "see" it when attached
>>> via USB. So I would not be able to use 3rd party SW to talk
>>> to the unmountable disk.
>>> Only "testdisk" on Linux has been able to read the undamaged parts.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much for your response.
>>> I do indeed appreciate it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> чт, 17 січ. 2019, 20:17 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com пише:
>>>
>>>> OK, so I called MS as you had suggested,
>>>> and they will no longer support win7 in 2020, which is under 2 year
>>>> away.
>>>> I get a voice menu from hell, non of the options of which address my
>>>> issue
>>>> at hand, namely extracting the windows installation key from the windows
>>>> directory, which I was able to save to my linux HD.
>>>> They automated responder finally hung up.
>>>>
>>>> So, of all the linux freeware that deals with windows,
>>>> is there one that CAN extract the key from the backup windows dir on
>>>> Linux?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> address my problem of extracting the
>>>>
>>>> > On 01/09/2019 10:28 AM, Ulf Zibis wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> You could try testdisk and/or photorec.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Good luck,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> -Ulf
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
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