Change configuration on XPe image

[Peterb]

Hi all,

I have a drive with an XPe image on it, I have connected this to my PC and I want to change it's configuration (apps that run) Is this possible?

Regards

Pete

[dencorso]

Yes.

But my crystal ball is out for sevicing once again.

On such scanty info as you've provided there simply are too many possibilities for me to be able to go on.

Please elaborate and I may be able to help you.

[Peterb]

Sorry, for not elaborating on my requirements!

I have a drive taken from a XPe machine and added to my PC so I can change it's configuration (hopefully) I want to be able to add a service and possibly change what can / cannot run.

I have downloaded the trail version of Windows Embedded Studio but am a little unsure if these are the right tools and if they how they operate, when I run them they fail saying "cannot connect ot component database"

Regards

Peter

Edited November 9, 2011 by Peterb

[Tripredacus]

Windows Embedded Studio is for creating XPe installs. If you want to change the behaviours of an XPe system, you would need to load the offline registry hive and make the appropriate changes that way.

[Peterb]

Thanks Tripredacus

What are the best tools to help change the offline registry hive?

Pete

[Tripredacus]

Regedit

[Peterb]

Thanks Tripredacus

OK yet again I have not supplied enough info again!!!!

The image on the machine is not working and I cannot boot it, I need to alter a registry setting to get it working, catch 22!

Now, I know I can probably fix this one by hand but ideally I want to be able to do this via a USB pen in future, I have been playing with Barts PE. and I can get a XP boot working with hisCD (will hopefully make it USB if I get evrything working), What I ideally want is a CD/USB that will add/chage a registery key in the target XPE image via a automated process / batchfile. any ideas anyone?

Thx

Peter.

[jaclaz]

any ideas anyone?

Lots of them, rest assured.

Beside using REG.EXE (old school) you can use the MS redistributable Oflline Registrry editing DLL:

http://reboot.pro/11212/

http://reboot.pro/11312/

Or maybe from DOS (+ a NTFS driver) the Paul Lee thingy:

http://paullee.ru/regstry.html

cannot remember if it has a command line mode....

jaclaz

Edited November 12, 2011 by jaclaz

[Peterb]

Thanks jaclaz ,

OfflineReg.exe appears to be the best option as I can specify the path on the target system, however as the target drive is in effect "A PC switched off" , then you need to get the correct ControlSet that will be used on next power up, now again this is not a problem I have done this but then I need to someone use this output to a buch of "offlinereg" commands to add a new entry / keys

OfflineReg "i:\windows\system32\config\system" Select getvalue "Current" returns "Current"=1

I now need this output somehow adding to the next line (where the % is)

OfflineReg "i:\windows\system32\config\system" CurrentControlSet00%\Services\ setvalue a_string_value_name a_new_value

I need to do this for several entries, probably in a batch file, can anyone help with this as I am no batch files person and I don't even know if it can be done?

Thx

Peter