Registry Backup

[Guest]

I recently used RegSeeker to clean my Windows XP Pro SP2 registry. The
backup file was created in Notepad.

How do I undo the changes made by RegSeeker - that is, how do I add the
deleted registry entries back into the registry - from a Notepad (.txt)
document?

Thanks for your help ...

Adrian

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Adrian

Doesn't Regseeker have a help file that shows how to 'undo' previous
operations? If not, try the Regseeker web site. These so calleed Registry
'cleaners' can cause more problems than they are worth - sometimes rendering
a PC unbootable. Hopefully that hasn't happened to you?

 

[DILIP]

Open Regseeker, in the left pane click Backups and double click on the
file/s.

 

[Guest]

The only 'help' RegSeeker offers is, "To undo your deletions, double-click
on the last .reg file". This, of course, does not work from within Notepad.
The website (hoverdesk.net) offers no assistance that I am able to locate.

The removed entries have not caused any problems on my system (that I am
aware of so far!) - except that Internet Explorer keeps locking-up every time
I visit Hotmail to retreive my e-mail - it works fine otherwise. When I use
Mozilla Firefox or the Mozilla browser, I have no problem navigating through
my e-mail. I wasn't having the problem until I "cleaned" the registry, which
is why I want to undo the changes.

I saved the Notepad document containing the deleted registry entries to
my desktop, and it appears as a .reg file - but it still opens in Notepad
with no option to merge the items back into the registry.

Perhaps the IE problem I am experiencing is due to a conflict with
Mozilla? In any case, I still wish to undo the registry changes - and I have
no intention of "cleaning" the registry any time soon! I still need to know
how to do that from a .txt document ...

Thanks for your feedback, Will !

Adrian

 

[Guest]

Did that, DILIP - the file opens in Notepad with no option to undo the
changes.

Adrian

 

[DILIP]

It is supposed to open with the registry editor - Your associations are
broken.

In Windows Explorer Tools>Folder options>File types

Select REG click change and browse to regedit.exe (in
%systemroot%\regedit.exe )

Then once the association is changed, open regseeker and double click the
backup file and see what happens.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Adrian

Regseeker does contain a 'cleaner' which is how you have deleted several
entries from the Registry. If you can't undo those deletes, try a System
Restore back to a point before you installed Regseeker.

 

[Guest]

Hey guys -

I figured it out. Right-clicked on the file, chose "open with" and
browsed to C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\regedit.exe. When I did that, a
window opened asking if I was sure I wanted to add the contents of the file
into the registry. I chose "yes" and the deleted files were merged back into
the registry.

Thank you for your assistance - but the problem has been solved. Whew!

Adrian

 

[Guest]

DILIP:

I tried that between my last post and receiving yours, and that's what
the problem was. The file association did indicate that .reg files were to
open with registry editor, but for some reason it was opening in Notepad
until I re-associated the file with the ServicePackFiles\i386\regedit.exe.

Thanks for your assistance, DILIP. Problem solved - and I won't be doing
any registry cleaning in the future! Will Denny's point was well-taken ...

Adrian

 

[Will Denny]

Glad your problem is solved.

 

[Dave Patrick]

The default file type action was probably set to 'Edit' rather than 'Merge'
which is just a safety measure.

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| DILIP:
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| I tried that between my last post and receiving yours, and that's what
| the problem was. The file association did indicate that .reg files were
to
| open with registry editor, but for some reason it was opening in Notepad
| until I re-associated the file with the ServicePackFiles\i386\regedit.exe.
|
| Thanks for your assistance, DILIP. Problem solved - and I won't be
doing
| any registry cleaning in the future! Will Denny's point was well-taken
....
|
| Adrian

 

[DILIP]

Good it got solved, then. The big question of whether to use reg cleaners
or not leads invariably to a heated debate - I use them - as well as
regedit - But then I have a 'run and see what happens attitude' which is how
I learn the OS. No problems with registry cleaners here, thus far. If I
were you, I'd be happy this happened cause I learnt something new - Nice bit
of troubleshooting there, Adrian!

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Dilip

A lot of so called Registry 'cleaners' need to be configured correctly
before using. A 'run and see what happens attitude' can't be used by the
majority of users and I would suggest that the suggestion is not followed!!

 

[DILIP]

I didn't say that it should be followed. Read the line starting with "But
then... ".
That's *my* view, and I'm entitled to voice it. And FWIW, I was closer to
the answer...

 

[Will Denny]

Erm...????

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I didn't say that it should be followed. Read the line starting with "But
then... ".
That's *my* view, and I'm entitled to voice it. And FWIW, I was closer to
the answer...

<snipped>

 

[DILIP]

"Erm" is not even a word.

 

[Will Denny]

Oh - it is here. EOT.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I tried that between my last post and receiving yours, and that's what
the problem was. The file association did indicate that .reg files were to
open with registry editor, but for some reason it was opening in Notepad
until I re-associated the file with the ServicePackFiles\i386\regedit.exe.

A lot of people advise changing the *default* on reg to be Edit - with
Notepad. Then if you know you want to do an amendment to the registry,
right click and 'Merge'. Makes it more difficult for accidents (or
malicious events)