Modify the Windows registry contained in a Ghost image

Products

• Ghost Solution Suite
• Deployment Solution

Issue/Introduction

How to modify the Windows registry within a Ghost image

Environment

Ghost Solution Suite 3.3.x

Component : Ghost Explorer

Resolution

1. Open Ghost Explorer (Tools > Ghost Explorer) then open the image file you are trying to restore.
2. Navigate to the following file and extract it to your desktop:
   • Expand Windows
   • Expand System32
   • Click Config
   • Drag "System" to the desktop
   • (Note: Minimize Ghost Explorer but don't close it)
3. Open the Registry Editor by clicking Start > Run > Regedit
4. Highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
5. Click File > Load Hive
6. Browse to the Desktop and open the "System" file you copied there.
7. Provide a Key Name when prompted. The Key Name can be anything you like.
8. Locate the new key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and expand it.
9. Navigate to the desired registry key to modify and change the value
10. Navigate back up and highlight the Key Name you established in Step 7
11. Click File > Unload Hive...
12. Inject the new hive into the image file open in Ghost Explorer:
    • Restore your Ghost Explorer application window
    • Drag the new "System" file into the same location you extracted it from.
    • When prompted to replace the file, click Yes
13. Click File > Compile
14. Browse to a different location, provide a file name, and click Save