Kim said:
How do I Copy Ntuser.dat to backup drive? My backup
program says its in use and cannot be copied. Tried safe
mode but it would not let me copy it either. This file
contains my desktop settings etc.
The registry is actually contained in several files, not just
ntusesr.dat, so backing that up by itself won't help. To backup the
registry there are two ways. One is system restore. By default it is
set to make a restore point every 24 hrs. This saves the registry
including ntuser.dat file along with certain system files. The other
way is to use a very good free utility, ERUNT. Install it into
C:\windows. Then if the registry is damaged it can be restored using
the recovery consolse and the utility contained within ERUNT> You can
get it from here:
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/