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The effective way to find out if a Windows registry is recoverable is to try the demo version of Recovery for Windows Registry on it. Visit the Demo page for a free copy of the demo.

Product specifications with lists of items recovered and not recovered is available at the Product Information page.

Note: Always backup your original corrupted Windows registry before proceeding with any recovery activity!

Evaluating the results of demo recovery can help in making the decision.

Details of current licensing scheme are described at the Licensing page.

If your license type is Enterprise or Franchise, you can run Recovery for Windows Registry from command line and use these calls in your batch files. Standard version does not support command line. The format for command line call is:

reg.exe <original filename with path> "<path to directory to store the recovered file(s)>"

Please note that the directory for recovered file(s) should be created before starting the recovery.

Command line mode supports patterns '*' (replaces group of symbols) and '?' (replaces one symbol).

1. Windows XP: Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
2. Windows 2000: Creating Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000
3. Windows NT: Creating Windows NT Boot Floppy Disks

1. Restart crashed system using the Setup CD-ROM or floppies
2. Start Recovery for Windows Registry
3. Enter file path to the operating system installed.
   (Note: to select this option in the main menu, press "s")
4. Confirm recovery start by choosing "y" in the confirmation menu
5. Wait until registry processing is completed
6. Restart computer to activate the recovered registry

Run Recovery for Windows Registry in a logged mode and contact our support team with detailed description of the problem and the log file.

To create log file, please hold the SHIFT key while clicking the Recover button on the toolbar of Recovery for Windows Registry or selecting the Recover: item in the main menu. You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+R after launching Recovery for Windows Registry.

To fix this problem you need to set temporary directory to the drive with free space available (2-3 times of the original registry size). Fix the Windows environment variable to use it. Do the following:

1. Open System in Control Panel.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables, then click the name of the user variable (TEMP or TMP) you want to change.
3. Click Edit to change value.
4. Set path to the location where temporary data should be stored (e.g., e:\).
5. Restart computer for changes to take in effect.
6. Run the software again.

You can also use the special environment variable called OFFICERECOVERY_TMP to set the directory where Recovery for Windows Registry should store its temporary files. Use the method shown above to add/edit environment variable.