The steps to recover deleted registry artifacts using registry explorer are as follows:
- Start RegistryExplorer.exe, go to Options and make sure the Recover deleted keys/values option is enabled, as in the following figure:
Figure 6.11. Registry Explorer Recover deleted keys/values option
Now you are ready to choose a hive file for processing. To do this, go to File - Load offline hive, or just press Alt + 1. That's it.
- Now you can browse the contents of your hive file, in our case SYSTEM, including associated and unassociated deleted records, as you can see in the following figure:
Figure 6.12. Associated and unassociated ...