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by thabiso

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good day ppl.
i would like to know how do i do a backup of my registry on XP Pro.

Ta in advance

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by alpha-male

There are two ways:

You can use the export function in the System Registry Editor.

Or, if you want to do it manually"

Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CotnrolSet001\Control\HiveList\ with the System Registry Editor. It shows you the locationsof all the files that make up the registry on your PC. Make copies of NTUSER.DAT, USRCLASS.DAT, and all the hive files to create a full backup.

Hope this helps! Good luck...

by ann777

http://www.aumha.org/regfiles.php

Windows XP has a SIGNIFICANTLY different Registry structure than 9x versions of Windows.

Please be especially careful to backup the Registry using System Restore: Reboot the computer freshly, then create a manual Restore Point immediately before applying any software changes.

If your Win XP system becomes unbootable, press F8 during startup and select the option to restore the last good configuration.
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To create restore points go to Start --> Support and Help (or is it Help & Support? -- It's on the main menu)--> and follow the prompts to manually create a restore point.

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