To load a hive into the registry
1. | Open Registry Editor |
2. | In the registry tree (on the left), click either the HKEY_USERS or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE keys |
3. | On the File menu, click Load Hive. |
4. | In Look in, click the drive, folder, or network computer and folder that contains the hive you want to load. |
5. | Click Open. |
6. | In Key Name, type the name that you want to assign to the hive, and then click OK. |
Caution
| • | Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on your computer. |
Note
| • | To open Registry Editor, click Start, click Run, type , and then click OK. |
| • | You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. |
| • | Load Hive and Unload Hive affect only the HKEY_USERS and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE keys and are active only when these predefined keys are selected. When you load a hive into the registry, the hive becomes a subkey of one of these keys. |
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