Microsoft links relating to Recovery from Damaged Registry

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

Useful for restoring back to before System Restore got trashed, it can also be used to get windows to its initial install state, if stuff gets trashed without having to reinstall.

Location of Windows c:\windows\system32\repair contains repair settings created when windows was installed.

ElderGeek http://www.theeldergeek.com/activation_workaround.htm Activation Work around

ElderGeek http://www.theeldergeek.com/replace_motherboard.htm Replace Motherboard

ElderGeek http://www.theeldergeek.com/windows_xp_registry.htm Registry Editing

Swapping your motherboard without so much as a reinstall. http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/77909774/m/1400925745...

How to replace the motherboard on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125 Microsoft

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html michaelstevenstech.com

http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/cw_boot_toot.htm