Clean Registry

[Budd]

There is a procedure where you Export/Import/Reboot to clean up the registry
in Win98. Can this procedure be safely be carried out in Win2000?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Unless you have some compelling reason it's best to leave the registry
intact. Exporting the entire registry to a *.reg file is not an acceptable
means of backup. You can't import the entire registry. If you run
Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then if you check
the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed up to
%windir%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%windir%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

Repair, Recovery, and Restore
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/fndc/fndc_rec_uctu.asp

You can replace registry hives from within the recovery console by copying
the files from
%windir%\repair\regback
to
%windir%\system32\config


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| There is a procedure where you Export/Import/Reboot to clean up the
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[Budd]

Thank you.

 

[nicholas]

Thank you.

Budd,

You might try here and see what you think of their reg optimizer.
<http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/>