How to work with import/export registry file from a non-wokring HD?

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I have two laptops, one with XP-SP1 professional and Windows 2000. The XP
machine is having problem and cannot be started. I suspect that the registry
on the XP machine has problems. Therefore, I am wondering:

(1) How I can obtain a copy of the entire registry file from this
non-working machine?

(2) How I can import a modified registry into the previous machine?

(3) Is there any tool for checking the registry's integrity? I suspect that
my machine was tempered.

Thanks a lot in advance.
 
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I have two laptops, one with XP-SP1 professional and Windows 2000.
The XP machine is having problem and cannot be started. I suspect
that the registry on the XP machine has problems. Therefore, I am
wondering:

(1) How I can obtain a copy of the entire registry file from this
non-working machine?

(2) How I can import a modified registry into the previous machine?

(3) Is there any tool for checking the registry's integrity? I
suspect that my machine was tempered.

Thanks a lot in advance.
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Before you go through all of that it's a good idea to at least give a repair
installation a shot if you're able to:

Repair Installation of XP:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xprepair.html

For some laptops, most of them are OEM, you'll find that there's a hidden
method to reinstall the OS and inside that you'll find something akin to a
"non-destructive recovery" which is basically the same thing as a repair
installation.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/

"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
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