Re: ?Registry Questions

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Exporting the entire registry to a *.reg file is not an acceptable means of
backup. You can't import the entire registry. If you run
Programs|Accessories|System Tools|Backup, then choose ERD, then if you check
the box for "Also backup....", then the reg will also be backed up to
%windir%\repair\RegBack
leaving the
%windir%\repair\
directory files intact as original installation.

You can replace registry hives from within the recovery console by copying
the files from
%windir%\repair\regback
to
%windir%\system32\config

To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks. At
the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a Windows 2000
installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The Recovery
Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do not have
the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer: drive
root, %systemroot% or %windir%

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"BAP" wrote:
|
| It appears that Windows 2000 Professional does not backup the Registry
like
| Windows 98 Versions of the Operating System. It does allow Exporting,
| importing, merging.
| Are there other options?
| My questions deal with what does really happen when these activities are
| permitted to take place.
| Regedit allows you to Export. By exporting, I assume that, you save all or
a
| portion of the Registry, along
| with System.dat and User.dat. .....(not sure about the latter two).
| Assuming that I would like to install some hardware or software, or both,
it
| will be likely that the Registry will change. Assuming, also, that the
| changes lead into problems or the installation fails, can I get back to
the
| previous version of the Registry?
| I do not know much about Importing while on the Regedit Menu and if that
| option would allow me to Import the previously exported copy of the
Registry.
| If I bring up the exported copy and permit it to Merge, will the activity
| just merge into the newly changed Registry without changing the lines
| inserted by the attempted installation or will it replace the Registry
| entirely?
| To me 'merging' means replacing the same existing lines (entries) and not
| touching the lines inserted by the attempted installation.
| Would the Import option be similar?
| Am I off the track?
| Thank you in advance for any comments.


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