How do you backup the registry?

[denise]

hi-
i am getting an "error 1714" when i try to install a new version of
adobe reader. and i cannot uninstall the old version using anything!!
so i was going to try the windows installer clean-up tool to fix the
problem. but i would like to back up my registry first. how do i do
this? and then, if i need to put it back, how do i do that? thanks.

denise

 

[jack]

Good a.m. Denise

Grab this prog, ERUNT

very easy to backup and restore, read the simple helps that come with
it

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/ERUNT/erunt.html


Before you do this, you might download you might try
regseeker
www.hoverdesk.com
and regcleaner http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html

- both frwr reg cleaners, exceptional

and see if you have lingering progs with
uninstall tool
a very good frwr uninstall tool
http://www.freshfolder.com/file-32685

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Registry 'cleaners' are more trouble than they are worth, can make a system
unbootable if not used properly and I would advise not to use them, and let
XP manage the Registry itself.

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MS-MVP Shell/User
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[Poprivet]

hi-
i am getting an "error 1714" when i try to install a new version of
adobe reader. and i cannot uninstall the old version using anything!!
so i was going to try the windows installer clean-up tool to fix the
problem. but i would like to back up my registry first. how do i do
this? and then, if i need to put it back, how do i do that? thanks.

denise

An easy way is to use XP's backup to back up the "system state", a choice in
the menues as you go along. To get it back, just use backup again to
Restore it.

If you have the Home version, backup may not have been installed though;
you'll have to install it to use it.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Good a.m. Denise

Grab this prog, ERUNT

very easy to backup and restore, read the simple helps that come with
it

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/ERUNT/erunt.html


Before you do this, you might download you might try
regseeker
www.hoverdesk.com
and regcleaner http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html

- both frwr reg cleaners, exceptional

I strongly recommend *against* the routine use of registry cleaners. Routine
cleaning of the registry isn't needed and is dangerous. Leave the registry
alone and don't use a registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
what vendors of registry cleaning software try to convince you of, having
unused registry entries doesn't really hurt you.

The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneously
removing an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefit it may
have.

 

[denise]

Hi

Registry 'cleaners' are more trouble than they are worth, can make a system
unbootable if not used properly and I would advise not to use them, and let
XP manage the Registry itself.

hi there-
i know, i have heard this too, and i'm not keen on fiddling with the
registry, but i need my adobe reader back! so what do you suggest (to
get a working adobe reader on my system)? and just to recap.......i
already tried xp's add/remove tool (both remove and change). and i
tried to install the same version and a newer version of AR over it, and
i got that same error. thanks.

denise

 

[Poprivet]

hi there-
i know, i have heard this too, and i'm not keen on fiddling with the
registry, but i need my adobe reader back! so what do you suggest (to
get a working adobe reader on my system)? and just to recap.......i
already tried xp's add/remove tool (both remove and change). and i
tried to install the same version and a newer version of AR over it,
and i got that same error. thanks.

denise

hi there-
i know, i have heard this too, and i'm not keen on fiddling with the
registry, but i need my adobe reader back! so what do you suggest (to
get a working adobe reader on my system)? and just to recap.......i
already tried xp's add/remove tool (both remove and change). and i
tried to install the same version and a newer version of AR over it,
and i got that same error. thanks.

denise

IMO there are some good registry maintenance apps out, but ... I don't think
the registry is your problem here. Some file somewhere is corrupted;
someone has snipped your original problem descrip so it's not visible here
but that's what I seem to recall.



Try this:

Critical: Back up the registry by backing up the System State so you can
get it back of something goes south. Also a good idea to update your data
backups. If anything goes wrong you can Restore it from Safe Mode, OR first
try using "last known good configuration" in the screen menu as Safe Mode
starts up. Restart afterwards.

Try doing an online scan here: http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/ If
no help, and I don't think it will be, proceed to the next step. Restart
afterwards.

Do a Search for all Adobe references on your C (boot) hard drive.
Delete any that are not .PDFs, including the folders. If there are any PDFs
you want to keep in a folder to be deleted, copy them elsewhere first so you
won't lose them.
Restart and see what happens.

If still problems, download and run free ccleaner from here:
http://www.ccleaner.com/ . The download is at:
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/ .

Good luck; let is know what happens.

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[GeneK]

Denise,
Go ahead and download ERUNT which will backup your registry quickly and
easily. BE CERTAIN to write down and save the location of those backups.
Forget about any registry cleaners.

--
GeneK

hi-
i am getting an "error 1714" when i try to install a new version of
adobe reader. and i cannot uninstall the old version using anything!!
so i was going to try the windows installer clean-up tool to fix the
problem. but i would like to back up my registry first. how do i do
this? and then, if i need to put it back, how do i do that? thanks.

denise

 

[Poprivet]

Denise,
Go ahead and download ERUNT which will backup your registry quickly
and easily. BE CERTAIN to write down and save the location of those
backups. Forget about any registry cleaners.

Better yet, use the backup you already have with XP and tick the "System
State" to back up. It's fast, easy, and works well without haivng to worry
about 3rd party stuff. If you have Pro it's already installed. If you have
Home, you will have to install it from the CD.

HTH
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