Re: Can I use a backup of my Registry to clean up my registry?

Thanks Hark.

If I was to do a system restore back to the clean install date, would that
delete data files (docs, pdfs, etc.) that are on my HDD and restore the
registry back to the clean install date?

Thanks,
Brian


"Harkhof" <hark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Brian" <treddderx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Howdy All,
>>
>>
>> When I did a clean install of XP, I saved the backed up the registry.
>>
>> Can I import this backup to clean out all registry entries since the
>> install?
>
> Importing your "clean install" registry is not advisable since doing so
> will serve only to revert all of your system settings back to the install
> state and will "break" your system as you currently know it. Should you do
> so, be prepared to redo all changes you've made to your system since the
> clean XP install, including reinstalling some or all software and
> certainly all devices installed since that "clean install".
>
> Your best bet is to get a registry cleaner, many of which are recommended
> throughout this NG.
>
> Hark
>
>
>> Or can I do a comparison between the backup and the current registry to
>> look at differences and delete them manually?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brian
>>
>
>


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