Most exportable windows registry settings?

[John Doe]

I'm looking...

For reinstalling windows, is there a list somewhere of registry
settings that should be saved, so that the installation can be done
more easily? For example... I would like to restore taskbar settings,
program buttons and their locations. But that's not all, there are
lots of other registry settings that can be reapplied in a new
installation. I suppose most of them are located in "current user"?

Any links will be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[Paul]

I'm looking...

For reinstalling windows, is there a list somewhere of registry
settings that should be saved, so that the installation can be done
more easily? For example... I would like to restore taskbar settings,
program buttons and their locations. But that's not all, there are
lots of other registry settings that can be reapplied in a new
installation. I suppose most of them are located in "current user"?

Any links will be appreciated.
Thanks.

Windows Easy Transfer has a "System and Program Settings" item shown
in it. Maybe you can coax the thing to just back up "System"
related stuff ?

http://www.bleepstatic.com/tutorials/vista-wet/xp-start4.jpg

As an alternative, merging some portion of the Registry itself
doesn't sound like that much fun.

Paul

 

[John Doe]

John Doe wrote:

Windows Easy Transfer has a "System and Program Settings" item shown
in it. Maybe you can coax the thing to just back up "System"
related stuff ?

Yeah, I have seen it before (like when it first came out).
I will take another look.

http://www.bleepstatic.com/tutorials/vista-wet/xp-start4.jpg

As an alternative, merging some portion of the Registry itself
doesn't sound like that much fun.

It works fine if you know what you're doing. Besides a good way to backup settings, some
fixes are presented as registry files. But it's best done in small parts. The larger the
registry segment, the more likely you're going to incorrectly change other settings.