Unable To Restore Registry Backup

Hello,

I've been very lax over the past too many years at backing up my computer,
and as you can imagine I've been in and out of trouble all my life.

Finally, I've installed an external DVD burner equipped with Nero, and
although for me it's been a steep learning curve, I've had some good success
with it.

Once I got my computer working really well, and tweaked the way I like it, I
backed up the registry using regedit.exe. I used the "registration files"
method rather than the "hive" method. A few days later, in order to test, I
was successfully able to import the backup into the registry.

But today, when I try to restore the backup (and this time I want to), at
first it appears the backup is going to install, but then I get the message:
"Cannot import C:\Documents and Settings\DAN\My Documents\Registry
Backups\....... Not all data was written to the registry. Some keys are open
by the system or other processes."

I have nothing else open, but of course the services and things like that
are running. I have a hunch something is wrong already. I'd sure
appreciate any advice on this issue before I get into big trouble once more.

Thanks in advance,
Danno


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