If you’re planning on messing with your Windows Registry, it’s probably a good idea to backup it first!
I will show you how to backup registry
Click Start /Run and type in “regedit” (no quotes). (If you’re in Windows Vista or 7, just type it into the search box.)
Next, click the File menu, then ” Export“.
Select a location from the resulting box and give your backup registry a name. Something like:
Regbackup 10-21-2010.
Just a quick note:
I will show you how to backup registry
Click Start /Run and type in “regedit” (no quotes). (If you’re in Windows Vista or 7, just type it into the search box.)
Next, click the File menu, then ” Export“.
Select a location from the resulting box and give your backup registry a name. Something like:
Regbackup 10-21-2010.
Just a quick note:
- By default, Windows backs up the registry when you shut down your machine. The above is probably best used for those (like myself) who like to tinker with registry settings.
- Now, how to restore the registry you just backed up…
- First, if Windows gets an error when loading your registry, it will automatically revert to its backup, so it should never give you any kind of trouble loading.
- OK, but what do you do if you’ve been playing around in your registry and have *really* messed stuff up?
- Don't worry, "Registry restore" is the solution"
- Click the Registry menu (in the Registry Editor) and select Import Registry . Then just point the computer to your back up file. And it is done.
