My computer will not work in normal mode. However, It will boot in Safe Mode with Networking. I have done all the tried and true things (System Restore, Last known good configuration) and none of them work. It seems my only option is a new installation of XP. I know reinstalling XP will basically force me to reinstall ALL my software because the registry is recreated. Is there anyway I can back up certain portions of my registry (e.g. in a .reg file) then install them back into the registry after XP installation so I don’t have to reinstall all my software. I noticed “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE” seems to have all my software settings. Also, “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall” seems to have my uninstall entries for the “Add/Remove” function. Are there other registry key I MUST back up then restore later in order for this to work? Is there a “White Paper” on this issue?
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