Restore and registries

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I was wondering if I mess up a registry,will my system restore be able to
return the computer to a point and fix the mess up? The registry mess up is a
different story not a fact yet but a possiblity. So this is why I ask. If it
wont fix a registry than its not woth the risk for me.
 
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I was wondering if I mess up a registry,will my system restore be
able to return the computer to a point and fix the mess up? The
registry mess up is a different story not a fact yet but a
possiblity. So this is why I ask. If it wont fix a registry than its
not woth the risk for me.
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I could get into the long and short of it but the logical answer is to rely
on last known good configuration (and option from the safe mode entry
screen) instead of restore as it's not possible to get to restore from
outside of the OS and, well, when you hose your registry really well that's
a very possible problem.

Safe Mode:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/safemode.html

And even more important:

Registry Editing Warning:
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/regedit_warn.html

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"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes
 
Hi,

Yes, System Restore will restore the registry, other than some values
that contain passwords.
This will require that the system can boot to Safe Mode, or Command
Prompt. Otherwise a utility such as Erunt will be needed.

You will want to made sure System Restore is functioning correctly
before proceeding.
Create a new restore point named TEST.
Create a new folder in the desktop an name it TEST.
Now restore to the Test restore point.
You will receive a message if the restore was successful, and the Test
folder on the desktop will be gone.

ERUNT: The Emergency Recovery Utility NT - Registry Backup and Restore
for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

The Last Known Good Configuration option is very limited.
Choosing the Last Known Good Configuration startup option provides a way
to recover from problems such as a newly added driver that may be
incorrect for your hardware. It does not solve problems caused by
corrupted or missing drivers or files.
When you choose Last Known Good Configuration, only the information in
registry key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet is restored. Any changes you
have made in other registry keys remain.
 
The registry is one of the things that are included in a restore point,
along with other key system files. It's a smart idea to create a restore
point before attempting to edit the registry, but it's a smarter idea to
backup your entire system partition, since making a mistake while editing
the registry may affect your computer's stability.

Before you start editing the registry, why not burden us with your problems?
Maybe we can help.
 
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