Can I edit 2000 registry from 98 on dual-boot system?

[A. User]

Hi,

I have a dual-boot system, with Windows 98 booting from C: and Windows
2000 booting from D:. However, a video driver I attempted to install
under 2000 seems to have screwed up my registry to the point where the
system hangs during normal boot, and blue-screens during safe-mode boot.
"Last known" configuration behaves identically to normal boot - hangs
with the 2000 logo on screen and the progress bar roughly halfway
across, with the disk drive light on full and constant.

I am an experienced registry tinkerer and would like to have a go at
fixing the 2000 registry before I give up and reinstall (losing all
settings would be a major headache). However, I cannot boot from the
Windows 2000 CD (to perform a repair) since my BIOS does not support
booting from CD. Windows 98 boots just fine from C:.

What I'd like to know is: is there any way I can edit the Windows 2000
registry on the D: drive on this system while booting Windows 98 from
the C: drive? 98's Regedit does not appear to be able to access the 2000
registry (there's no way to open it that I can tell). None of the 3rd
party registry editors I've tried (Reghance, Registrar Lite) seem to
offer this ability either.

If anyone can help me out here, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,

-- Jeff

 

[Dave Patrick]

Windows 2000 CD (to perform a repair) since my BIOS does not support
booting from CD. Windows 98 boots just fine from C:.

<snip>
* Boot the setup disks instead to start the recovery console.

registry (there's no way to open it that I can tell).

<snip>
* Correct you can't do that.

 

[Jack]

Dave is right in his analysis. Don't bother trying to
recover via the Windows 98 route as there are just too
many problems involved.

Your best bet is the W2K recovery console. Images of the
boot disks are available on the W2K install CD under the
folder BOOTDISK. Run the program MAKEBOOT.exe to create
the necessary 4 floppy disks. I don't know if this will
work under Windows 98 but it's worth a try.

regards,

Jack.

-----Original Message-----

Windows 2000 CD (to perform a repair) since my BIOS does not support
booting from CD. Windows 98 boots just fine from C:.

<snip>
* Boot the setup disks instead to start the recovery console.

registry (there's no way to open it that I can tell).

<snip>
* Correct you can't do that.


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Hi,

I have a dual-boot system, with Windows 98 booting from C: and Windows
2000 booting from D:. However, a video driver I attempted to install
under 2000 seems to have screwed up my registry to the point where the
system hangs during normal boot, and blue-screens during safe-mode boot.
"Last known" configuration behaves identically to normal boot - hangs
with the 2000 logo on screen and the progress bar roughly halfway
across, with the disk drive light on full and constant.

I am an experienced registry tinkerer and would like to have a go at
fixing the 2000 registry before I give up and reinstall (losing all
settings would be a major headache). However, I cannot boot from the
Windows 2000 CD (to perform a repair) since my BIOS does not support
booting from CD. Windows 98 boots just fine from C:.

What I'd like to know is: is there any way I can edit the Windows 2000
registry on the D: drive on this system while booting Windows 98 from
the C: drive? 98's Regedit does not appear to be able to access the 2000
registry (there's no way to open it that I can tell). None of the 3rd
party registry editors I've tried (Reghance, Registrar Lite) seem to
offer this ability either.

If anyone can help me out here, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,

-- Jeff

.

 

[Mark V]

Jack wrote in

Dave is right in his analysis. Don't bother trying to
recover via the Windows 98 route as there are just too
many problems involved.

Your best bet is the W2K recovery console. Images of the
boot disks are available on the W2K install CD under the
folder BOOTDISK. Run the program MAKEBOOT.exe to create
the necessary 4 floppy disks. I don't know if this will
work under Windows 98 but it's worth a try.

MAKEBOOT should work and there is another: MAKEBT32.EXE
that is, well "32"bit only.

-----Original Message-----

Windows 2000 CD (to perform a repair) since my BIOS does not support
booting from CD. Windows 98 boots just fine from C:.

<snip>
* Boot the setup disks instead to start the recovery console.

registry (there's no way to open it that I can tell).

<snip>
* Correct you can't do that.


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

Hi,

I have a dual-boot system, with Windows 98 booting from C: and Windows
2000 booting from D:. However, a video driver I attempted to install
under 2000 seems to have screwed up my registry to the point where the
system hangs during normal boot, and blue-screens during safe-mode boot.
"Last known" configuration behaves identically to normal boot - hangs
with the 2000 logo on screen and the progress bar roughly halfway
across, with the disk drive light on full and constant.

I am an experienced registry tinkerer and would like to have a go at
fixing the 2000 registry before I give up and reinstall (losing all
settings would be a major headache). However, I cannot boot from the
Windows 2000 CD (to perform a repair) since my BIOS does not support
booting from CD. Windows 98 boots just fine from C:.

What I'd like to know is: is there any way I can edit the Windows 2000
registry on the D: drive on this system while booting Windows 98 from
the C: drive? 98's Regedit does not appear to be able to access the 2000
registry (there's no way to open it that I can tell). None of the 3rd
party registry editors I've tried (Reghance, Registrar Lite) seem to
offer this ability either.

If anyone can help me out here, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,

-- Jeff

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