Easy ways to fix the registry

Posted October 7th, 2008 by david

Sometimes a registry problem causes a computer not to boot or to prevent logon. If you can’t boot the computer, or you don’t have any other means to restore the problem registry file, you might be able to open the registry on another computer, fix it, and restore it to the problem PC.
In order to fix the registry this way, you must be able to boot the system through a diskette or dual-boot configuration and gain access to the file system. You also need to be able to copy the registry file to a removable media with sufficient space to accommodate it or be able to copy the file across the network.
Here’s how to modify a remote registry locally on your computer if you can’t connect to it across the network:

Boot the other computer with a boot diskette or dual-boot OS and then copy the problem hive file to a removable media or directly across the network to your system.

1. Log in as administrator on your system and run REGEDIT.EXE.
2. In the Registry Editor, select either the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_USERS window, and then choose Registry | Load Hive.
3. Locate the file copied to the system in step 1, select the file, and click Open. This loads the hive into the local registry as a subkey of the selected key.
4. Make the necessary changes to the damaged hive and then choose Registry | Unload Hive.
5. Copy the hive file back to its original location on the problem computer. Restart to test the system.
Note: Editing the registry is risky, so make sure you have a verified backup before making any changes.
If you think that the above steps are too complicated and you don’t feel like you can handle it, you can also try a registry repairing program. Here I recommend Advanced PC Tweaker, I had used this program for several month. Compare to other similar registry cleaner, it is faster and powerful, Advanced PC Tweaker not only provide registry fixing feature, there are a lot of other useful features that you can’t find in other program. Simply with few clicks of your mouse, you can restore & fix the registry in a few minutes.