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    Can I access windows xp registry via Ubuntu

    As asked in title...Need to access my girlfriends Win XP OEM registry for the disc key, so that we can activate it. Her Mother chucked out the packaging. I've seen software that allows you to find the key within the windows registry. Will Ubuntu allow me to access said registry? All this because Microsoft Windows updates corrupt their own f'in software.
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    Originally Posted by danjama Go to original post
    As asked in title...Need to access my girlfriends Win XP OEM registry for the disc key, so that we can activate it. Her Mother chucked out the packaging. I've seen software that allows you to find the key within the windows registry. Will Ubuntu allow me to access said registry? All this because Microsoft Windows updates corrupt their own f'in software.
    The registry is not a single file. its actually a collection of five files known as hive files that lives in /system32/config with the names software, user, sam, security and default. Here is a MS link that explains hives:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.85).aspx


    When in windows you use a registry editor that automatically parses the various files and displays the contents in a single window.

    I am not aware of any similar app for viewing registry files in UBUNTU you will probably have to use grep to search for the relevant key in the relevant hive file.
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    Thanks mate, that makes some sense!
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