How do I backup the Windows Registry?
Let’s forget about the two methods Windows provides for backing up your registry. The standard registry backup options that come with Windows backs up most of the registry but not all of it. And the other method cannot be trusted to do it’s backup (restore point) automatically.
I use a free utility called ERUNT which as an added bonus also contains a free registry optimizer called NTREGOPT.
ERUNT (Emergency Recovery Utility NT) allows you to keep a complete backup of your registry and restore it when needed. ERUNT also creates a complete backup set, including the Security hive and user related sections. ERUNT is easy to use and since it creates a full backup, there are no options or choices other than to select the location of the backup files. The backup set includes a small executable that will launch the registry restore if needed. You can even just created a desktop shortcut for it.
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