Using VB6 to backup the Registry

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I am writing a program to backup user files to a network share quick and easy
and I wish to include the capability to backup the Registry files such as the
SAM, SYSTEM, DEFAULT, etc files. Windows XP won't let you copy them, but
there are many programs on the market that can do it such as Veritas Backup
Exec, or the Included Microsoft System Restore options so there must be a way
to write a program that can gain access to these files for backup purposes.
The problem with using one of the other mentioned programs is that they
either back it up to the current HD which could also go belly up, or they
cost lots of $$$$$$. This program I am writing is going to be a FREE program
for me to use at work and when ready for anyone else in the world to use for
free. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Ralph Malph

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

[VB6-related question]

Note that this is a VB.NET group. For questions related to VB6 consider
posting to one of the groups in the "microsoft.public.vb.*" groups
hierarchy.

 

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Ralph Malph

[VB6-related question]

Note that this is a VB.NET group. For questions related to VB6 consider
posting to one of the groups in the "microsoft.public.vb.*" groups
hierarchy.

Sorry about posting in the wrong area, normally I use Agent when I am at
home for all my posts. This is my first time using Microsoft’s Web based
access, which needs some MAJOR help in making it easy to navigate and find
the areas that are relevant to any particular subject or product. I spent
several hours trying to find the start of the MS Discussion groups. It was
almost impossible. If I go to the search area and type in microsoft.public
the FIRST find should be a link to the root discussion group menu !!!!!!!!!!
I finally found it by dumb luck, I used newsgroups, discussion, Visual Basic
and many other key words but could NOT find the root of the news groups. The
NUMBER ONE complaint I have about ALL Microsoft online help is that it
refuses to use COMMON sense search and find options and key words. I have
spent 100s of hours digging out info from the Microsoft online help, when are
they going to fix it ? Most of the time these days, I use Google to get the
help I need, and I let it find the MS pages when needed. It is a sad day when
Google does a better job of finding relevant MS help pages than Microsoft.

Sorry to lay all this complaint out in this group where it really does not
belong, but the complete lack of common sense organization and inability to
use common search words to find what should be common items in the MS help
pages just distress me to no end. Especially since it is the ONLY MS help
available for any one but the VERY rich who can pay their outrages fees for
support. I hope Microsoft is listening as I would love to help them make
their system better. The news groups have always been an excellent way to get
top notch help with the many MS products I deal with and the web would be an
excellent way to access them, MS needs to work on making it easy to find and
list ALL available groups from one EASY to find location and GET RID OF
PASSPORT !!!!!!!! Anonymity is of utmost importance in ALL public areas such
as the newsgroups and there is no need for them to require a passport !!!!!!!
And no I do not trust them not to use any personal info given them against
me, or to advertise to me etc.

Thanks for your help and for letting me vent some of my frustration with MS,
I will post this question in the correct area, as soon as I find it. But just
for the heck of it I’ll bet there are plenty of people in the .net world who
would like to know how to gain control of the SAM, DEFAULT, SYSTEM, SOFTWARE,
etc files for backup purposes and I’ll bet they would love to see a .net
answer to my question. Just a thought

Ralph Malph