Which file contains the Registry in XP pro?

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Galahad

Which file contains the Registry in XP pro? I'm wondering I did an
export of the entire windows registry to a .reg and it was 122MB
so I did a search for a file greater then 10MB in my C:\windows
directory and couldn't find anything remotely resembling that size.
So I'm wondering which file(s) contain the registry in XP pro?
 
Galahad said:
Which file contains the Registry in XP pro? I'm wondering I did an
export of the entire windows registry to a .reg and it was 122MB
so I did a search for a file greater then 10MB in my C:\windows
directory and couldn't find anything remotely resembling that size.
So I'm wondering which file(s) contain the registry in XP pro?
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The Registry consists of different files. Machine settings are found
in files in the the C:\WINDOWS\system32\config folder. The User
specific settings are stored in C:\DOCUMENTS AND
SETTINGS\{username}\NTUSER.DAT.
"Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256986).
 
Hi,

How did you save it? Which process did you use?

1. REG EXPORT
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit
RegeditBkup.reg
2. Start/Run/Regedit, and then click Registry, Export Registry File. At the
bottom you will see a box that says "Export Range" click the All radio
button.
3. HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q322/7/56.asp

Either way, do a search for: *.*.reg or better yet, the name you saved it
as. Good luck!
 
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