Replacing complete Registry?

[bucketbuster]

Is it possible to replace the complete registry with a already existing one?

So I will have a installed XP exactly the way I want it to be.

This is what I did:

1. Installed Unattended XP.

2. Configured it the way I want.

3. Exported the complete registry.

This is what I want to do:

4a.Integrate the exported registry in my Unattended XP CD; so it will

replace the registry that was created when installing Unattended XP.

or:

4b.Replace the existing registry before first time booting XP.

Why do I want to do this?:

Some of my regtweaks and settings don't work or only work after I have

changed them many times and tested them many times using Virtual PC or

a clean install.

By using a already existing (and working) registry I won't have to do that

anymore

[big_gie]

hum...

I don't know about this one...

The concept of clean install isnt to have something knew? I prefer going with individual tweaks that I can manage more easily and I don't keep all the registry errors I have right now...

Also, their is some keys in the registry wich is "installation dependant" I think... Like the ones with user id's...

I wouldnt recommend it, bad feeling about this

[BAM]

Nice thought, i'm curious if this is gonna work... :rofl:

Will you even be able to replace a COMPLETE registry?

Let me know if it worked out for you!

[bucketbuster]

Maybe it works by replacing the files that contain the registry?

I don't know them all, but I thought classes.dat is one of them....?

[killerbee]

hi,

u can't import a COMPLETE registry as Windows will always generate some reg-keys with unique names, but u can import many settings.

to try it urself just install ur cd and copy out the registry and reinstall windows and check out the differences between the two versions and u will see

hope this helps

cya

Killer Bee