Registry recovery

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I changed something in my registry that has stopped my XP from starting. It goes through the startup and ends at the XP screen but will not go onto the desktop. I can get the computer started and to a DOS prompt with a start-up disk.

How do I get to a previous working registry from the dos prompt? I have knowledge base artical 307545 about recoverin fro a corrupted registry

Next question. Like most computers today mine came with XP already installed so I have no XP disk. If I did I would just re-install over XP. If all else fails how do I get a copy of XP that I can install? The "system recovery" disk that came with my computer (Sony Viao) will only reinstall after a format.

This computer has important information I do not want to lose (and all the work getting it) so I will only format as the absolute last resort

Thank you for your help
Dean
 
Dean said:
I changed something in my registry that has stopped my XP from
starting. It goes through the startup and ends at the XP screen but
will not go onto the desktop. I can get the computer started and to a
DOS prompt with a start-up disk.

How do I get to a previous working registry from the dos prompt? I
have knowledge base article 307545 about recovering from a corrupted
registry.

Next question. Like most computers today mine came with XP already
installed so I have no XP disk. If I did I would just re-install over
XP. If all else fails how do I get a copy of XP that I can install?
The "system recovery" disk that came with my computer (Sony Viao) will
only reinstall after a format.

This computer has important information I do not want to lose (and all
the work getting it) so I will only format as the absolute last resort.
Click to expand...

You tried booting to Safe Mode and choosing LAST GOOD?
To enter Safe Mode, reboot --- then press F8 at two-second intervals until
the options screen appears.

For registry back up in the future, this might be of help...
http://HOME.T-ONLINE.DE/home/lars.hederer/erunt
 
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