Registry file names

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What are the registry file names now? I know under Win9x they were user.dat
and system.dat but what now?

Also, does XP do like the Win9x and make backups of the registry
temporarily?

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For your former mention:

Look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
ntuser.dat

For your latter mention, no there isn't a scanreg /restore. To back up the
registry: A couple of options:

To Backup the Registry go to Start/Run/Regedit. Click File/Export.
Toward the bottom under Export range, choose All and save.

Or....

REG EXPORT HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit
RegeditBkup.reg
 
Ep said:
What are the registry file names now? I know under Win9x they were user.dat
and system.dat but what now?
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The files, without extensions, in Windows\system32\config, together with
each accounts ntuser.dat file in his
C:\Documents and Settings\ said:
Also, does XP do like the Win9x and make backups of the registry
temporarily?
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It is done daily as part of the more comprehensive System Restore point
that is made as soon as there is a quiet moment, 24 hours or more after
the last. See
Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore
and take 'restore to an earlier time' to see the calendar with available
points on days in Bold; or 'create' to make a new one manually
 
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