registry files

[Guest]

how do i export registry file to save on my desk top as backup

 

[Guest]

Select any registry key, click File, Export, select your desktop location, type any name and click Save.

Don't try to export the whole Windows registry, it will not serve as a registry backup.

 

[Haggis]

Select any registry key, click File, Export, select your desktop location,
type any name and click Save.

Don't try to export the whole Windows registry, it will not serve as a
registry backup.

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Daniel Martín
Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

how do i export registry file to save on my desk top as backup

thats what "system restore" if for :>

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Get both of these...

NTREGOPT NT Registry Optimizer
ERUNT The Emergency Recovery Utility NT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

Direct download links (the zip files just need unzipping and dropping on the
drive. {Thank you, Jim}
http://aumha.org/downloads/erunt.zip

http://aumha.org/downloads/ntregopt.zip

ERUNT [[Note: The "Export registry" function in Regedit is USELESS (!) to
make a complete backup of the registry. Neither does it export the whole
registry (for example, no information from the "SECURITY" hive is
saved), nor can the exported file be used later to replace the current
registry with the old one. Instead, if you re-import the file, it is
merged with the current registry, leaving you with an absolute mess of
old and new registry keys.]]
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/erunt.txt

NTREGOPT [[Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based
system can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard
disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should
use the NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing
or uninstalling a program, to minimize the size of the registry files
and optimize registry access.

The program works by recreating each registry hive "from scratch",
thus removing any slack space that may be left from previously
modified or deleted keys.

Note that the program does NOT change the contents of the registry in
any way, nor does it physically defrag the registry files on the drive
(as the PageDefrag program from SysInternals does). The optimization
done by NTREGOPT is simply compacting the registry hives to the
minimum size possible.]]
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/ntregopt.txt

Installing & Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html

To see an illustrated registry restore procedure
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_erdntuse.html

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Ron Martell]

how do i export registry file to save on my desk top as backup

Another way of accomplishing this is to use the Windows XP Backup
utility to create a backup of the System State data.

In Windows XP the System State data comprises the registry, COM+ Class
Registration database, files under Windows File Protection, and boot
files.

If you have Windows XP Pro then the Backup utility will be on the
Accessories - System Tools menu.

If you have Windows XP Home then the Backup utility is not installed
by default but can be added. Insert your Windows XP Home installation
CD and browse to the \valueadd\msft folder. Double-click on the
ntbackup.msi file in this folder to start the install process.

Note that a registry backup that is saved to your desktop is only
really going to be of value if your system is still usable at least to
some extent. If the system cannot be booted into Windows, even in
safe mode, then your registry backup is not going to be readily
accessible.


Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
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http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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