

If you log on as an administrator, you must first start Windows XP Home Edition in Safe mode. If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, you can log on as an administrative user.


To complete the procedure described in this section, you must be logged on as an administrator, or an administrative user (a user who has an account in the Administrators group). When you use the batch command, you do not have to manually type as many commands. With the batch command in Recovery Console, you can process all the commands in a text file sequentially. To use this file, run the following command when you start in Recovery Console: If you have access to another computer, to save time, you can copy the text in step five, and then create a text file called "Regcopy1.txt" (for example). Make sure to change C:Windows to the appropriate windows_folder if it is a different location. Note This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed to the C:Windows folder. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.Īt the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:Ĭopy c:windowssystem32configsystem c:windowstmpsystem.bakĬopy c:windowssystem32configsoftware c:windowstmpsoftware.bakĬopy c:windowssystem32configsam c:windowstmpsam.bakĬopy c:windowssystem32configsecurity c:windowstmpsecurity.bakĬopy c:windowssystem32configdefault c:windowstmpdefault.bakĬopy c:windowsrepairsystem c:windowssystem32configsystemĬopy c:windowsrepairsoftware c:windowssystem32configsoftwareĬopy c:windowsrepairsam c:windowssystem32configsamĬopy c:windowsrepairsecurity c:windowssystem32configsecurityĬopy c:windowsrepairdefault c:windowssystem32configdefault When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password.

If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console. Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.Ĭlick to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so. To complete part one, follow these steps: Therefore any changes and settings that occurred after the Setup program was finished are lost. This registry was created and saved during the initial setup of Windows XP. When you have finished this procedure, a registry is created that you can use to start Windows XP. In part one, you start the Recovery Console, create a temporary folder, back up the existing registry files to a new location, delete the registry files at their existing location, and then copy the registry files from the repair folder to the System32Config folder.
