Windows registry backup

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Can someone help? I want to backup the entire windows registry and I don't seem to have a backup tab under system tools.
 
If you have your XP cd, install the program called
NTBackup.msi
It's under VALUEADD, MSFT, NTBACKUP
 
Search Google and download ERUNT (it is freeware). There is no dedicated
Registry backup tool in WINXP.

Carpooler said:
Can someone help? I want to backup the entire windows registry and I
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don't seem to have a backup tab under system tools.
 
Carpooler said in
Can someone help? I want to backup the entire windows registry and
I don't seem to have a backup tab under system tools.
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You could run regedit.exe and highlight the root node to then do an
Export. You could also run the following in a DOS shell:

regedit /e <outfile.reg> <regkey>

I found the syntax for regedit at http://snipurl.com/6drq.
<outfile.reg> is whatever and wherever you want to save the exported
file. Use the .reg extension. The <regkey> is the registry key,
branch, or hive name, like HKEY_USERS or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. I
typically enclose both the outfile and regkey within double quotes just
in case there are spaces. For example, I defined a shortcut to save a
copy of my e-mail accounts for Outlook (because they are defined in the
registry instead of in files):

%windir%\regedit.exe /e
"D:\USER\%username%\Outlook\Backups\MailProfiles.reg"
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles"

While Outlook Express has a means of exporting its e-mail accounts to
..iaf file, Outlook has no real backup mechanism to save its e-mail
accounts (which are NOT part of the .pst or any other files you can
backup). You could also use the "Save My Settings Wizard" tool that
gets installed with MS Office XP but that saves settings from all
components of MS Office instead of just the e-mail accounts.

If instead you want to use the NT Backup program to save the registry
files, you'll need to installed if from the installation CD (I think it
is under a ValueAdd subdirectory) if you are using Windows XP Home
(which doesn't install this utility by default). It will perform a
shadow copy of the inuse files (so you can back them up although they
are obvious inuse because you are logged in).
 
Carpooler said:
Can someone help? I want to backup the entire windows registry and
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I don't seem to have a backup tab under system tools.


Here are the steps I use.

To backup the registry click on RUN

Type the following command - REGEDIT

Make sure that you are at the top of the tree

Click on FILE

Click on EXPORT

Click on ALL in the Export Range section

For file name I use the year, month, and date. i.e. 20040522

Of course you should select the folder/disk you want for the saved
file.

Hope this helps.

Bquinn
 
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