Screwed up my registry, need help!

[Wonderwill]

Yeah I admit it was really stupid, but i tried to change the system drive letter through regedit.exe using an online guide. Now, it boots up, and the logon screen is blank. I can't get into XP at all. I backed up needed files no no biggie there, but all my settings will go down the drain and I will have to reinstall all my programs from cds if i reinstall windows. I did, however, create a system restore point just before I tried to change the registry. Is there any way to access this with a diagnostic program on a boot disk, or my windows reinstallation disk? I just want to save LOTS of time.

 

[Assman]

have you tried safeboot? did it help?

 

[hubbardt]

Agreed. Try running in Safe Mode and then use System Restore.

 

[Wonderwill]

have you tried safeboot? did it help?

Nope. Still get a blank log on screen.

 

[Assman]

try loading "Last Known Good Configuration," which starts your computer using the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.

 

[Wonderwill]

try loading "Last Known Good Configuration," which starts your computer using the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.

I know I tried but to no avail. This guide, however, worked seamlessly and only took about an hour. It got really annoying, but now I'm back on my computer! Thanks for trying to help!

 

[Assman]

glad you got it to work