Need XP Registry File Name

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I have two question. In Windows XP what is the file mame of file in which the
current registry data is stored. My second quesiton is this, if I remove a
master hard disk from a Windows XP PC and install it as a slave drive in
another Windows XP PC can I then examine and or edit the registry file of the
now slave hard drive by importing the slave PC's registry file into the host
PCs "regedit". I also need to be sure that this procedure would not in any
way alter the host PC's registry file.

Thanks for any help.

Ted

 

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Ted,

Registry Hives and Supporting files:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/registry_hives.asp

For the 2nd part, it's possible. Here are some examples:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_adv_reg_editing.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307016
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/967e371b-40f8-4562-ac7c-91e8f251d65b.mspx

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Preacher Ted" <PreacherTed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9680554-B870-42B1-952A-322A26934443@microsoft.com...
>I have two question. In Windows XP what is the file mame of file in which
>the
> current registry data is stored. My second quesiton is this, if I remove a
> master hard disk from a Windows XP PC and install it as a slave drive in
> another Windows XP PC can I then examine and or edit the registry file of
> the
> now slave hard drive by importing the slave PC's registry file into the
> host
> PCs "regedit". I also need to be sure that this procedure would not in any
> way alter the host PC's registry file.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ted

 

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You cannot edit the registry unless you are actually using
Windows XP.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Preacher Ted" <PreacherTed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C9680554-B870-42B1-952A-322A26934443@microsoft.com...
|I have two question. In Windows XP what is the file mame of file in which the
| current registry data is stored. My second quesiton is this, if I remove a
| master hard disk from a Windows XP PC and install it as a slave drive in
| another Windows XP PC can I then examine and or edit the registry file of the
| now slave hard drive by importing the slave PC's registry file into the host
| PCs "regedit". I also need to be sure that this procedure would not in any
| way alter the host PC's registry file.
|
| Thanks for any help.
|
| Ted