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Can I retrieve an old IP address
Folks,
A PC with a Failed hard drive arrived into my desk yesetrday. I got the info from the hard drive itself but as my company uses STATIC IP address is there any other way retrieving the IP address from a file. I have heard something that you can retrieve the ip address from the C:\windows\system32\config \system file. How can I open this file if it ppossible at all.
A PC with a Failed hard drive arrived into my desk yesetrday. I got the info from the hard drive itself but as my company uses STATIC IP address is there any other way retrieving the IP address from a file. I have heard something that you can retrieve the ip address from the C:\windows\system32\config
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Sorry? That's what I wrote, in more verbose form.
We were typing at the same time. The OP might have had trouble with your solution because the registry key provided in it is incorrect.
Interesting. Your post is 23 minutes past mine. This is not "at the same time", you just didn't refresh the post after that long time (which you should do after some minutes, somebody could have been posted already).
And there is no "CurrentControlSet" in a loaded hive. It is a virtual branch created by the OS, and only for the HKLM hive in charge, not the loaded one. ControlSetXXX with XXX = 000 ... are the valid ones.
Now, what is wrong with mine?
And there is no "CurrentControlSet" in a loaded hive. It is a virtual branch created by the OS, and only for the HKLM hive in charge, not the loaded one. ControlSetXXX with XXX = 000 ... are the valid ones.
Now, what is wrong with mine?
We were typing at the same time, I just took a lot longer. :)
Good point re CurrentControlSet.
At least on my XP system, there's no System\ControlSet001\Servi ces\Tcpip\ Interfaces
Rather, it's
... tcpip\PARAMETERS\interface s Is yours different?
Good point re CurrentControlSet.
At least on my XP system, there's no System\ControlSet001\Servi
Rather, it's
... tcpip\PARAMETERS\interface
Yes, I had a look at an XP registry (extracted from restore point snapshot folder), and followed the path I described, and everything was there. A ControlSet001 should always be there, but I have seen registries where it has been purged, maybe by LastKnownGood. Some software relies on ControlSet001 to be here, most for shareware/demo timespan limitations ;-)
Sorry, misread your post. Your path is correct. I forgot to insert the Parameters key.
I think between the two of us, he has the information he needs. I have no objection to splitting credit, or any other disposition deemed appropriate here. (It takes a long time to type when you're as verbose as I am.) :-)
Agreed. I will request attention to let an admin take care of it.
Does your company use a DHCP at all??? either in a router or server if so you could look up the pc ip address there