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| -rwxr-xr-x | tools/virt-win-reg | 19 |
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diff --git a/tools/virt-win-reg b/tools/virt-win-reg index 9ce84b57..91a16731 100755 --- a/tools/virt-win-reg +++ b/tools/virt-win-reg @@ -151,8 +151,23 @@ Paths and value names are case-insensitive. Registry keys like C<CurrentControlSet> don't really exist in the Windows Registry at the level of the hive file, and therefore you -cannot modify these. Replace this with C<ControlSet001>, and -similarly for other C<Current...> keys. +cannot modify these. + +C<CurrentControlSet> is usually an alias for C<ControlSet001>. In +some circumstances it might refer to another control set. The way +to find out is to look at the C<HKLM\SYSTEM\Select> key: + + # virt-win-reg WindowsGuest 'HKLM\SYSTEM\Select' + [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select] + "Current"=dword:00000001 + "Default"=dword:00000001 + "Failed"=dword:00000000 + "LastKnownGood"=dword:00000002 + +"Default" is the one which Windows will choose when it boots. + +Similarly, other C<Current...> keys in the path may need to +be replaced. =head1 OPTIONS |