User Guide

ERD Commander 2002
Winternals Software LP Page 13
Figure 5-1
If the system you wish to repair is not in the list or the operating system is
displayed as "unknown", then some or all of the Registry hives for that
installation are damaged or missing. Registry hives are the Registry’s on-
disk storage files and are stored under \SystemRoot\System32\Config (where
SystemRoot is the system root directory of a Windows XP, 2000, and NT
installation).
Select the installation you wish to repair from the list - by manually entering
the system root path, or by browsing to the system root directory. When you
make a selection the Logon application validates the SYSTEM, SOFTWARE,
SAM and SECURITY Registry hives and notifies you if any of them are
corrupt or missing. Note that in this event, the corresponding portions of the
Registry will be inaccessible by the Winternals Registry Editor, and other
ERD Commander 2002 utilities may also have limited functionality.