How to update the registry in an Altiris image

Posted on September 24th, 2008

How do you update the registry in an Altiris image?

The old way:

• Restore the image
• Make the changes
• Take a new image

The NEW way:

• Open the image in Altiris Image Explorer
• Navigate to %windir%\system32\config
  • Shows the individual files from the registry:
  • Software is HKLM\software
  • System is HKLM\system
• Right click the desired file and chose export
• Save to local hard drive
• Open regedit
• Highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• File | Load Hive
• Select the recently downloaded system or software file
• Give it an easily identifiable name (i.e. XXXXXXX or IMAGE SOFTWARE KEY)
• Make changes
• Highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE again
• File | unload hive
• In Altiris Image Explorer, right click on the file
• Select to replace file
• Browse to the recently changed file and select OK
• The file attributes will change in Image Explorer to show -u (this means updated)
• Close image

Now, when the image is restored, it will include these changes.

What was once a half day process can now be achieved in 10 mins!

Useful Link

Altiris Knowledgebase Article

Juice Article

Tags: Altiris, how to, image, image explorer, registry, update
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One Response to “How to update the registry in an Altiris image”

1. Trevor N Says:
   July 27th, 2010 at 3:50 pm

   Many thanks for the info.

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