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To back up your registry files, follow these steps:

• Restart your computer.
• Press the F8 key when you see the “Starting Windows 95″ message, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.

At the command prompt type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:

cd windows
attrib -r -h -s system.dat
attrib -r -h -s user.dat
copy system.dat *.bu
copy user.dat *.bu

NOTE: This procedure assumes you do not have any files named System.bu or User.bu. If you do have files by this name, such as a backup of the System.ini file, select a file name extension that is not currently in use.

Restart your computer.

You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps. If you are not logged in as an administrator, you can only change settings that apply to your user account.

Make a backup copy of the registry for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition using the following steps:

Use Windows Key +R to get a Run box or Click Start, click Run, or type in the search box. Type

regedit

and then press ENTER.‌

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Locate and click the key or subkey that you want to back up.

Click the File menu, and then click Export.

In the Save in box, select the location where you want to save the backup copy, and then type a name for the backup file in the File name box.

Click Save.

Make a backup copy of the registry for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition using the following steps:

Use Windows Key +R to get a Run box or Click Start, click Run
In the Run Box, type

scanregw

and then click OK.

When you receive a prompt to back up the registry, click Yes.

When you receive the “Backup complete” message, click OK.

NOTE: When you back up the registry, the Rb0x.cab file is created in the Windows\Sysbckup folder (where x is a number from 0 to 5). Each time you back up the registry, the oldest Rb0x.cab file is overwritten. Windows Registry Checker backs up the System.dat, User.dat, System.ini, and Win.ini files, as well as registry configuration information (including user account information, protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences).

If you have A previously created restore point in your system, you can use System Restore to undo registry changes in in Windows XP

Use Windows Key+R to get a Run box

In the Run box, type

%SystemRoot%\System32\Restore\Rstrui.exe

and then click OK.

On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next .

On the Select a Restore Point page, click the system checkpoint.

In the On this list select the restore point area, click an entry that is named “Guided Help (Registry Backup),” and then click Next.

If a System Restore message appears that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make, click OK.

On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next.

System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration and then restarts the computer.

Log on to the computer. When the System Restore confirmation page appears, click OK.

Use Windows Key +R to get a Run box

In the Run box, type

%SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

and then click OK.

On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Create a restore point, and then click Next .

On the Create a Restore Point page, type a name for the restore point and then click Create

After the restore point has been created, click Close.

Note If System Restore is turned off, you receive a message that asks whether you want to turn on System Restore now. Click Yes. Then, in the System Properties dialog box, click to clear the Turn off System Restore check box, click OK, and then repeat this step.

By default, Internet Explorer’s title bar shows the name of the Web site you’re viewing, followed by “Microsoft Internet Explorer”—or in some cases, your company’s name or the name of the ISP that supplied the browser.

Title Bar

To change the text (or to get rid of it altogether), navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Double-click the Window Title icon in the right pane. (If you don’t see this icon, right-click in the pane, choose New/String Value, type Window Title, and press Enter.)

When the box pops up, type what you want to see on IE’s title bar, or type nothing to show only the site name.

Another way to reset it back to default is using the following registry file.

  Change IE Window Title to default (705 bytes, 843 hits)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.