Registry Storgage location

[Dave]

I'm curious as to where the Registry file (folder?) is stored in XP.
Specifically, when I do a simple backup using the NT Backup utility, am I
backing up the registry as well?

Thanks for any insights.

Dave

 

[Dave Patrick]

%systemroot%\system32\config\

Look at system state backup.

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[R. McCarty]

The Registry is stored at -
\Windows\System32\Config
There are active Hives, backups, Logs and a version that
was created when XP was 1st installed (.Sav)

The User Hive component is found in each user's profile
root directory as, NTUser.Dat

 

[Rock]

I'm curious as to where the Registry file (folder?) is stored in XP.
Specifically, when I do a simple backup using the NT Backup utility, am I
backing up the registry as well?

If you backup the system state, then yes the registry is backed up. To
restore it, restore the system state. I prefer to use a different utility
to make a daily backup of the registry that can be restored through the
recovery console. I use ERUNT. Here are some links for it.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

The registry is stored in several files in different folders.

Most of them are in the %systemroot%\System32\Config folder [normally
C:\windows\system32\config]:
Default
Sam
Security
Software
System

And the user portion are kept in Ntuser.dat and Ntuser.dat.log files in the
root directory.

 

[Dave]

Thanks everybody -
I was lost but now I (the file) am found -

Really do appreciate the help. Guess I better include System State in my
backups -
Will also look into ERUNT

Thanks again - greatly appreciated

Dave
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I'm curious as to where the Registry file (folder?) is stored in XP.
Specifically, when I do a simple backup using the NT Backup utility, am I
backing up the registry as well?

If you backup the system state, then yes the registry is backed up. To
restore it, restore the system state. I prefer to use a different utility
to make a daily backup of the registry that can be restored through the
recovery console. I use ERUNT. Here are some links for it.

ERUNT
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/erunt.txt

Installing and Using ERUNT
http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_eruntuse.html
http://www.winxptutor.com/regback.htm

The registry is stored in several files in different folders.

Most of them are in the %systemroot%\System32\Config folder [normally
C:\windows\system32\config]:
Default
Sam
Security
Software
System

And the user portion are kept in Ntuser.dat and Ntuser.dat.log files in
the root directory.

 

[Rock]

Thanks everybody -
I was lost but now I (the file) am found -

Really do appreciate the help. Guess I better include System State in my
backups -
Will also look into ERUNT

Thanks again - greatly appreciated

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You're welcome Dave.