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How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP
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SUMMARY
This article describes how to back up the registry in Windows XP.

For information about how to back up the registry in Windows Vista and in
Windows 7, please see the links at the end of the article.
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Back up the registry
Guided Help to export registry keys and to back up the registry in Windows
XP Guided Help is available to export registry keys and to back up the
registry. Guided Help can automatically perform the steps for you.

The actions that this Guided Help performs cannot be undone after Guided
Help is finished.

Requirements to install and to use this Guided Help
You must be logged on to Windows by using a computer administrator account
to install and to use this Guided Help.
You must be running an English version of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows
XP Professional, Windows XP Media Center Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC
Edition to install and to use this Guided Help.
You must first download Guided Help. To start, click the following link:
Download Guided Help


Manual steps to back up the registry in in Windows XP
Click Start, click Run, 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.
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Restore the registry
Manual steps to restore the registry in Windows XP
Use System Restore to undo registry changes in in Windows XP
Click Start, click Run, 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..
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https://web.archive.org/web/20120218...03march17.mspx
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Information for other Windows operating systems and advanced users
256986 Windows registry information for advanced users
915092 Description of Guided Help for Microsoft Knowledge Base articles
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Windows 7
https://web.archive.org/web/20120218...p-the-registry
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Windows Vista
https://web.archive.org/web/20120218...p-the-registry
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