Win 95 – Back Up Registry

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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.

Vista – Back Up Registry

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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.