Re: [Nolug] Totally OT evil Windows question

On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 23:32, John D. Tiedeman wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> >Hey,
> >
> >I'm moving computers at work, but can't install one of the programs
> >because I don't have the activation key. So, I thought I could
> >copy the relevant registry sub-tree (under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/
> >SOFTWARE). Anyone know how?
> >
> >
> >
> Find someone who has the same program and use his/her registration key,
> if that's what you're talking about. If you mean a number you get back
> from the publisher when you register, you may be out of luck. I don't
> know for sure but suspect that such numbers in the registry are encoded.

No, what I mean are regedit command(s) to let me extract a sub-tree
from machine A, and load it onto machine B. It looks easy enough,
using Registry->"Save Subtree As..." and Registry->Restore..., but
I haven't been able to get it to work.

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