Backup Registry Help!

[Guest]

I have a small program that modifies a few registry entries. Nothing that
would cause problems with the system, but I'd like to back up the registry
just in case.

How?

Thanks
Ron

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I have a small program that modifies a few registry entries. Nothing that
would cause problems with the system, but I'd like to back up the registry
just in case.

If you want to export a section from the registry, take a look here:

<URL:http://groups.google.de/[email protected]>

 

[Guest]

Would you have another link? My work's proxy/firewall won't allow me to use
that one. It blocks UseNet for some stupid reason.

Sorry.
Ron.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Would you have another link? My work's proxy/firewall won't allow me to
use
that one. It blocks UseNet for some stupid reason.

An easy solution is using "regedit.exe"'s command line options to
export/import registry sections. The following implementation is based on a
VB6 sample written by Thorsten Dörfler [MVP]
(<URL:http://www.google.de/[email protected]>):

\\\
Public Class RegistryHelper
Public Shared Sub ExportSettings( _
ByVal FileName As String, _
ByVal Section As String _
)
FileName = """" & FileName & """"
Section = """" & Section & """"
Shell( _
"regedit.exe /e " & FileName & " " & Section, _
AppWinStyle.Hide _
)
End Sub

Public Shared Sub ImportSettings( _
ByVal FileName As String, _
Optional ByVal Silent As Boolean = True _
)
FileName = """"& FileName & """"
If Silent Then
FileName = "/s " & FileName
End If
Shell("regedit.exe " & FileName, AppWinStyle.Hide)
End Sub
End Class
///

Keywords: Registry, export, import, section.