Comments for How do I backup and restore the registry?

Comment from David on 2008-07-10

2008-07-10T08:23:36Z

If people would partition their hd's with an 8 gb c: drive and the rest on a virtual d: or how ever many virtual drives they want, then use a program like acronis to image their c: they wouldn't have any use for system restore or registry backups, if something bad happened to their os it would take only minutes to be back normal again.
You can make d: your default "program files" folder with a simple registry hack and your default "my docs" folder with just a right clik on your "my docs" and move it to d:. My backup image for my c: is only 1.8 gb. You can actually put that on a dvd and never fear an os problem again.

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Comment from Ziggie on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T19:03:41Z

Snail - you could definitely install the OS on two partitions, but I don't think you could get to your System Restore settings as it would be a new installation.

And installing the same OS on two partitions doesn't make a lot of sense, because if the drive goes, the drive goes, taking all partitions with it...

--zigg

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Comment from Snail on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T18:12:00Z

In regards Ziggie's comment: If you have a backup on a disk or other tangible media or outside of your system, if your system's HDD were to crash and you needed to reinstall your OS on a new HDD, could you do an install to the settings had on the restore point?
At the time of reinstallation, could you install the OS on TWO partitions?

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Comment from Ziggie on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T12:51:22Z

Bob,

Ideally you'd then backup the files off your hard drive in case of a crash. Realistically though, if your hard drive does fail you'll be most likely installing Windows from scratch, thus negating the need of a Registry backup.

My 2 cents...

--Zigg

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Comment from Terry Hollett on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T11:19:34Z

I have to agree with The first comment posted by Richard. I installed a program that screwed up my system, Windows would only start up to the background screen - no icons or taskbar.

I pressed Alt-Ctrl-Delete to bring up the Task Manager, clicked on File>New Task(RUN)...typed explorer.exe - but it would only open Windows Explorer. So I navigated to the backup folder for EruNT which is C:\WINDOWS\ERDNT\AutoBackup - The folders are named by dates.

So I picked one for the day before, ran the ERDNT.EXE file from within the folder. I had to restart to finish restoring from backup, problem solved.

Just a note: this program creates a item in your Startup menu called ERUNT Autobackup - backs up your database every time you restart your computer. Reminds me of the registry backup in WinME and 98.

second note: this program doesn't delete old backups. You might want to do it manually over time. I currently have 7 backups taking 182MB of space.

http://www.geocities.com/terryhollett2003/

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Comment from Bob Bowen on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T09:45:56Z

Hi Leo, That has always been my problem: if you back-up registry to your hard drive, if your system crashes, or if the HDD fails, you have lost your backup. Non comprehendo! Best wishes, Bob.

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Comment from Ron on 2008-07-09

2008-07-09T09:33:00Z

Well I keep reading articles about: backup, disaster recovery, duplicate system/files and I still do not understand any of it!

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Comment from Bob Conlin on 2008-07-08

2008-07-09T01:34:41Z

I don't understand where the MS backup of the Regestry, or anything else goes. If it goes on the C: drive, and the computer crashes, haven't you also lost the backup?

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Comment from Luis on 2008-07-08

2008-07-08T18:34:37Z

Sorry folks I just use System Mechanic and it works the treat

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Comment from Eli Coten on 2008-07-08

2008-07-08T17:41:18Z

It is also possible to find the registry hives - they are saved as regular files on the hard drive, some in buried in system32/config folder, others in the user profile folder. This is messy and really only an emergency measure as its complicated and awkward but it does work.

The catch is that restoring the registry from these hives usually requires that Windows is NOT running whilst you restore them. That means you need either a dual-boot system or to boot from a CD/other removable device whilst restoring them.

Not the simplest or easiest way but it does work.

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Comment from Jose on 2008-07-08

2008-07-08T16:57:56Z

I recomend Erunt too. It saved my life many times.

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Comment from Richard on 2008-07-07

2008-07-07T12:03:53Z

I've found a program that acts like system restore, but only for the registry.
It works for Windows 2000, Xp Home/Pro and possibly Server 2003.
It may or may not work for Vista, the name of the program is EruNT.
The url for the program is: http://larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
Some of the page is in German, hth.

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