How To Open Registry File
Click to select the 'System' or 'Software' file (no file suffixes) to open the respective registry hives. Type a temporary name and click 'Open' to open the hive. Click the 'File' menu and choose 'Unload Hive' when you have finished editing the registry hive on the secondary drive. Looking back at the example above, you can clearly see the numbers, path, and letters that make up the REG file. This means you can open a REG file and read.
I recently upgraded all my hardware, and did a fresh install on a new hardrive. I kept the old windows on another drive. My problem is I had to reinstall a plugin I purchased less than a year ago, and the company has disappeared (pluginlab), they used an online tool to activate software, and this server is no longer available, yes, I am extremely mad, but have searched endless websites & forums and there is no solution to trying to activate this software.
$150 down the drain, unless. Is it possible to somehow extract the plugins information from the old registry, and replace the registry entry in the new registry? I did not make a backup in the old registry, and I can't boot into that windows version anymore. Hi Neutron16, thanks for your reply. I have done little bits in the registry before, but not extensively.
As I said, I can't import anything, as I did not export from the previous version of windows, so not sure how I would go about importing, if I don't have an exported file. No, I don't know where the activation information is, but I thought that if it was possible to compare all hives relating to the software, it might be possible to find where they differ. Maybe I am just clutching at straws trying to do this. I suppose an easier way would be to rebuild my old machine, and then get into the registry and export the values that relate to the plugin? Anyway, your help is greatly appreciated. The software is called PluginLab, plugins for Dreamweaver menu systems (pluginlab.com). It is a pain, because I have the activation codes from when I first activated my purchase, but the plugin does not let you get to that stage, as it needs to contact the server, which doesn't exist anymore!
Ok, here is the deal: you can mount and edit other registries as long as they are not being used at the moment (no previous saving, exporting, dumping required, because we are going to access registry files directly). There is no need to revive old machine, you only need one file to copy to a new current machine. I also did a bit of research on those plugins -Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Menu and where (I think so) they keep registration info. Press Start obr - type REGEDIT, open it. Open HKEYLOCALMACHINE, then File - Load HIVE. Browse your old hard drive DISK: Users%USERNAME%, highlight file NTUSER.DAT and open it. That is HKEYCURRENTUSER of your old Windows.
It will ask you for a Key Name, enter 123test. Now you will see that HKEYLOCALMACHINE have got a new thread - 123test.
That is actually old registry mounted. Go to 123test Software Pluginlab, right click Export. Then click head thread 123test, and File - Unload Hive. Open exported reg file in NOTEPAD. Edit - Replace, replace HKEYLOCALMACHINE 123test Software Pluginlab with HKEYCURRENTUSER Software Pluginlab save that reg file and run it.
If something did not work out, try to delete registry thread HKEYCURRENTUSER Software Pluginlab and then import that modified file again. Wow, thanks for taking the time to give such a detailed response. I did try and load the hive, unfortunately, it wasn't there.
How To Access Windows Registry
I did find a NTUSER.DAT in system32, but it only had Microsoft in software section. I did find files called NTUSER.DAT.LOG, but I dont think that is it. Anyway, bang goes that idea. Thanks anyway for your help! And, yes it was the Horizontal and Vertical Flyout Menu along with 10 other plugins, I bought the whole package, css menu systems and a couple of other plugins. I wish I hadn't bothered now, as i have only used it 2 of them! Oh, btw, is it possible to remove taht 123test hive now?
A lot of apps hide their activation status in a registry key in an obscure location. The reg key and data will be done in such a way as to be not obvious what it is. The more expensive the program the more lengths the developer will go to to prevent you from pirating it. Unfortunately that can cause problems for legitimate users too.
How To Open Registry File
In your case, that program may be trying to connect to an activation server that isn't there anymore. Some software goes so far as to validate your hardware just to prevent you from installing on another or more than one PC. Windows for instance will do that. I'm not saying it hopeless, but you might have your work cut out for you.
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