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Backup Registry in Windows XP and Vista

To backup the registry, you can use the built-in feature of Windows called System Restore. It allows you to create restore points that you can go revert back to in case you run into problems after making a change.
Each restore point is actually just a copy of the OS “system state”, which is basically the entire registry and some other OS related data. To create a restore point, follow the instructions below:
1. Click on Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools, and click on System Restore.

2. Click on the Create a restore point radio button and click Next.

3. Type in a name for the restore point and click Create. Make sure to give a name that makes sense like “Before installing driver” or “Before updating program”, etc.

Click Create and you’re done! You have now backed up your Windows Registry. So how do you restore the registry? Well there are basically two ways and it depends on whether you can get into Windows or not.

Restore Registry in Windows

If you can still get into Windows itself, then you can restore by following the same procedure as above to open System Restore and then clicking on “Restore my computer to an earlier time” and clicking Next.

All the dates in the calendar that are in bold have at least one restore point. Click on a bold date and then click on the restore point in the second box to the right. Note that if you have System Restore turned on and depending on how much space it is allowed to use, Windows will automatically create restore points every day. Those are the ones that show up as “System Checkpoint”.
Once you have found the one you want to restore too, click Next and then confirm the restore point selection. The computer will be restored and automatically restarted.