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Title: Resetting Windows XP registry to boot to explorer
Post by: Mauzy on December 05, 2008, 08:43:46 pm
So I edited the registry to boot to my front end. I was kind of just playing with it to see how it would perform. Now I want to reset the registry to where it boots as it would normally (to explorer). How do I do this? Im typing this from the computer that is set up to boot into my front end, so I can get into explorer. I just don't know how to "go back" to tell windows to boot to explorer. The wiki is missing these commands.

I followed the "Replacing Explorer with your FE in XP" article on the wiki to the letter.
Title: Re: Resetting Windows XP registry to boot to explorer
Post by: fronty on December 05, 2008, 09:01:24 pm
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Title: Re: Resetting Windows XP registry to boot to explorer
Post by: Mauzy on December 05, 2008, 09:03:15 pm
Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del to make Windows Task Manager appear. Click on "File->New Task(Run)". Type "explorer.exe" and hit OK. That should bring back the windows taskbar. This is only temporary until you make changes to the registry.



...which is how I was able to type that message.  ;D I'm saying I need the registry defaults. I did a system restore to yesterday and that worked, but I'd still like to know how to do it without taking 20 minutes for a restore.
Title: Re: Resetting Windows XP registry to boot to explorer
Post by: fronty on December 05, 2008, 09:12:14 pm
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Title: Re: Resetting Windows XP registry to boot to explorer
Post by: Mauzy on December 05, 2008, 10:27:37 pm
Thats what Im talking about! Thanks man!