WIN10: Tried importing Registry backup, OS nor safemode will boot


  1. DigitalDevil
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    Win 10
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    WIN10: Tried importing Registry backup, OS nor safemode will boot


    Yeah. I messed up big-time.
    I was originally going to fix my CD-ROM drive because it wasn't showing up at all in device manager, and I ended up absent-mindedly following some tutorials where they edited the registry. Mostly just adding things. When that didn't work, I just deleted what I added and that was that. The issue wasn't this however, the issue started when I got the bright idea of importing a previous backup I'd made of my registry back in to see whether that would solve my CD-ROM issue. I thought things were going well until I got the message "Side-by-side configuration is incorrect". From there things went down. I tried searching on my browser what that meant, but nothing would load. So I made the mistakes of trying to reboot my computer. Since then it hasn't been booting. Not even in safe-mode. I can go into the BIOS, and I can see the manufacturer's logo, but it just loads and loads forever.
    Have I messed up irreparably?
    I saw a post on here that talked about using WinPE to boot the computer and to fix the registry files, but I am so utterly and entirely confused. Is it even worth the effort, or should I just reinstall windows (the option where you keep personal files)?
    Please help guys, this was so unexpected and stupid of me to do. oh and windows version 2004, 19041.746 build
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  3. dalchina
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    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Hi, I understand you can't boot and your registry is now effectively corrupt.

    1. If you have an available System Restore point created before this happened, there is an outside chance of being able to use that e.g. by booting your PC from a Win 10 bootable disk, then clicking 'Repair your computer' and proceeding through the advanced startup menu to System Restore.

    2. If you had been following the advice endlessly given here to routinely use disk imaging, then you could restore a disk image of Windows or at least your Windows partition created before this happened.

    3. Or you can back up anything not already backed up from your disk e.g. using a live boot disk to boot your PC, then clean install Win 10.
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  4. NavyLCDR
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    I believe you are going to have to do a clean install.
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