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Number   :  8645
Date     :  2004-09-02
Author   :  des4212001
Subject  :  Re: Those Other Instances of NTUSER.DAT & UsrClass.DAT
Size(KB) :  2


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "Garry Deane"  wrote:
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "des4212001"  wrote:
> > That's nice... but let me put it a different way...
> > 
> > They are there, superhidden or whatever. What I'd like know
> > is, are they required or not to make a copy complete?
> > Does "automatically created by WinXP" mean no, a booting
> > copy will generate same? Much as Nethood, Printhood, etc.?
> > 
> > Sorry, I'm slow, simple, and lazy about these things!
> > 
> > Thanks: DES
> 
> The best way to test it is to delete them (while in another
> OS) and see what happens. My guess is that they will get
> automatically re-created just like any other user hive gets
> created when that user first logs on.
> 
> The ERUNT readme says:
> 
> ERUNT saves only registry files which are in use by the system.
> It obtains information about these files from registry key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\hivelist.
> Registry hives not listed there, for example those of other
> users of the computer, cannot be saved by ERUNT.)
> 
> These LocalService hives are listed in HKLM\...\hivelist
> so I assume that ERUNT is deliberately skipping over them
> because they are not needed.
> 
> Garry

That's what I was trying to avoid! Make me work why don't you.

Seriously, that's essentially correct. However if only the files are 
missing, the damn thing creats entire new folders 
LocalService.NT.AUTHORITY & NetworkService.NT.AUTHORITY (& down) for 
the new files. If somthing is already there in the existing paths it 
will simply overwrite them. Mysteries... So yes, they're not 
necessary, but just deleting them isn't the answer either! The DCopy 
I've been using prior to xxcopy can "Force NT Hives" (.dat) and copy 
these little ditties.

I suppose I should thank you as, ah, a mistake was discovered in how 
I manually switch boot drives. However... something is always 
missing from the copy. For instance the Quick Launch wasn't present 
on the Task Bar (even after Enabling it & coming back to that drive 
after booting the original again)? But the pisser is, Zone Alarm Pro 
is somehow linked to it's installed drive & goes brain dead when 
started on the copy (even after correcting the bugger, updating 
everything on the copy and trying again). It runs, it just forgets 
it's Program Control so it's like staring over with a fresh install.

Always something to confound things.

While I'm thinking about it, what's the opinion on Prefetch? I 
haven't been bothering with it (and some items won't copy), but I'm 
always looking for anything to make my copies more complete. And I'm 
obiously missing something, somewhere, somehow. There are some 
things Windows doesn't do until it shuts down apparently.

And since xxclone copies registry files obviously the technique is 
known. Why then can't xxcopy gain this knowledge? Anybody know what 
xxclone does with the files in question here??? Or do I have to test 
that myself too!

DES



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