Getting info from win2k registry on non-active disk?

Hey,

I've got Borland C++ Builder v5 installed on a disk that was removed from a system running Win2k. I did not export the registry to a .reg file before removing the disk. :-(

I know that Builder stores a bunch of crap in the registry. I'd like to get at those keys so that I can use Builder 5 on another partition on another PC. (I can't seem to find the original install disks...)

Unfortunately, the regedit tool I have won't let me load an inactive registry. Is there such a thing?

I've seen lots of utilities that work with non-active registries if the registry information is in a .reg file. Mine aren't. They're just the binary files: x:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\default, ...\\SAM, ...\\SECURITY, ...\\software, and ...\\system (and similar things for the user where the installation occurred).

The Builder settings seem to be mainly in ...\\software, as you'd expect (I can see them with a editor).

The drive is installed in a removable rack for my external USB2 enclosure, so just booting from it isn't really an option (without installing it in the PC, and it may come down to that...).

Surely this isn't an uncommon problem. Is there something out there that will ease the pain in grabbing the HK... keys? A Python script, maybe?

I've also got Builder 6 installed, and have the disks handy, but this code was developed on Builder 5 and always seems to throw up various errors when built with v6. Since I'm not the main developer of this code, I don't want to do something that will break it in v5. Can I assume that the keys haven't changed from v5 to v6?

Thanks a bunch.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #212,015 by Another Scott 6/21/05 11:35:19 PM Reply	Getting info from win2k registry on non-active disk? Hey, I've got Borland C++ Builder v5 installed on a disk that was removed from a system running Win2k. I did not export the registry to a .reg file before removing the disk. :-( I know that Builder stores a bunch of crap in the registry. I'd like to get at those keys so that I can use Builder 5 on another partition on another PC. (I can't seem to find the original install disks...) Unfortunately, the regedit tool I have won't let me load an inactive registry. Is there such a thing? I've seen lots of utilities that work with non-active registries if the registry information is in a .reg file. Mine aren't. They're just the binary files: x:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\config\\default, ...\\SAM, ...\\SECURITY, ...\\software, and ...\\system (and similar things for the user where the installation occurred). The Builder settings seem to be mainly in ...\\software, as you'd expect (I can see them with a editor). The drive is installed in a removable rack for my external USB2 enclosure, so just booting from it isn't really an option (without installing it in the PC, and it may come down to that...). Surely this isn't an uncommon problem. Is there something out there that will ease the pain in grabbing the HK... keys? A Python script, maybe? I've also got Builder 6 installed, and have the disks handy, but this code was developed on Builder 5 and always seems to throw up various errors when built with v6. Since I'm not the main developer of this code, I don't want to do something that will break it in v5. Can I assume that the keys haven't changed from v5 to v6? Thanks a bunch. Cheers, Scott.
Post #212,027 by pwhysall 6/22/05 1:33:05 AM Reply	You can load those hives into regedit, afaik Will check later and report. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #212,239 by Another Scott 6/23/05 8:17:32 AM Reply	Thanks. It's academic now - I found the BCB5 CD-ROM. It would be good to know, for future reference, whether it's possible. And if so, how to do it. Now to remember to Export the registry before too long... Cheers, Scott.

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