Windows 7 How to apply a *.reg script into the Registry of a dead/not running Win7 system? Read possible?

[pstein]

The scenario is as follows:

A Win7 system has some problems and could NOT be booted itself.

So I took an additional bootable repair or LiveSystem CD and start the computer with it.

I have now a running WinOS and another dead Win7 e,g, on a partition C: on a hard disc.

Now I want to apply an existing *.reg Script into the registry of the dead system (=NOT the currently running system.

Can I do this somehow?

Is there e.g. a command

regedit myscript.reg -writetowin C:\Windows

whch writes the *,reg file to the Registry of the Win7 system which it find on partition C: in folder "Windows"?

Maybe I can address the target registry file directly

regedit myscript.reg -writeregistrydirect C:\windows\ntxxxxxxx.dat

In which file(s) is the Registry stored?

Second question: Can I at least read from such an external dead Registry?

Peter

 

[Saltgrass]

The link discusses how to boot to the Windows Recovery Environment (RE) and alter the stored registry files. It can only do certain sections, but you should be able to alter the ones available.

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