where is System files in installation disk ?

[aviv00]

such as system software... [ in windows\system32\config dir]

where i could find those files in the disk of the installation ?[ \i386]

[JedMeister]

They will be in i386 but not sure exactly where, you'll need to go digging!

[spacesurfer]

like what programs?

all of them are there in i386 foldet as compressed files. for e.g., calc.exe is calc.ex_; mapaint.exe is mspaint.ex_

[Mr Snrub]

The registry hives are just databases and contain machine-specific data, so they may well be created from scratch during setup rather than have a template copied from the installation media.

The versions of the files originally created during setup are copied away into %systemroot%\Repair:

SECURITY, SOFTWARE & SYSTEM

This is how one method of emergency recovery can be done, in the event of registry corruption you can copy one or all of these hives back into %systemroot%\system32\config from a recovery console (or when booted from another OS).

[aviv00]

thx for the help