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72384	2002-08-19 06:33:00	How does one bacup the Windows Registry (and restore if needed) ? I am using Windows98 SE	bwelford (1565)
72385	2002-08-19 06:51:00	Windows 98SE does it automatically for the first time you boot up each day. By default 5 days worth are stored. There is a dos program called scanreg.exe and a windows program called scanregw.exe. To restore from dos , you have to boot into pure dos. If you type scanreg /? you will get all the switches. Scanreg /restore will enable you to restore a selected copy of the registry. In Windows go Start-Programs-Accessories- System Tools-System Information-Tools-Registry Checker, phew, and you will have options to back up and I think restore. If Windows wont boot because of a registry problem you have to go through the dos route. HTH	Terry Porritt (14)
72386	2002-08-19 09:05:00	There is more than one way to backup the registry . Remember, the registry is made up of two files; system . dat and user . dat . These files have hidden and system attributes so will not be visible through explorer . Open a new Dos prompt window, from the windows directory type "attrib system . dat -a -s -h" and "attrib user . dat -a -s -h" to remove the hidden and system attributes . Then type "copy system . dat system . bak" and "copy user . dat user . bak" to create backup copies . Now reset the attributes to the original files by typing "attrib system . dat +a +s +h" and "attrib user . dat +a +s +h" . In the case of an emergency and you need to restore these files, go to the command prompt by starting the computer in MS DOS mode, and copy the system . bak and user . bak to system . dat and user . dat . Restart the computer and hope for the best . Another way is to do it through regedit . go to START>RUN>type REGEDIT . This will open up the registry editor . Click on REGISTRY then EXPORT REGISTRY FILE . Make sure that when saving the file you select ALL from the export range options . It's also best to save it onto a floppy . One more way is to go to STARTt>RUN, type in scanregw and press enter . Ignore the message that a backup already exists for today and let it create a new backup . That creates a Rbxxx . cab backup file that you can restore back from using scanreg /restore To restore the registry: Click START>SHUTDOWN>restart in MS-Dos mode . (If you have to do a hard reboot, hold down F8 and you will get to the boot menu - choose MS Dos) You will end up at the dos prompt and should be at C:\windows . Type \sysbackup and press enter . If you are at the root C:\ prompt type CD\Windows\sysbackup and press enter . Next type scanreg /restore and press enter (there is a space between scanreg and the forward slash) You will find yourself at a menu of five registry backups named rbxxx . cab . Select a known working registry backup from the list and restart the computer .	blondie (1248)
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