Greetings again, Regarding using System.dat and User.dat to to backup and restore the registry, and doing it all in DOS, why would that be necessary if all one has to do to backup the registry is open regedit, and export the registry to any designated folder. As an aside, when I do that, I name the backup using the date yymmdd which keeps the backups (if more than one is necessary) in chronological order. Then when a restore is needed, I return to that folder and �give a double click� (as my grandmother would have expressed it if they had computers in her day).
Regarding my original question on the effectiveness of �older� backups, I know from using registry cleaners (EasyCleaner and RegCleaner) that changes are constantly taking place in the registry. Does restoring such a registry *after* using the computer (installing, deleting, configuring, and whatever one does with the computer) make sense? Yes, the restored version might work but not with all the changes that took place in it between the time it might have been injured (euphemism for corrupted) and the time you restore it. What happens to all the changes that took place in the registry in that �corrupt-restore� interval? It�s a moot question; I was just curious. Harold B. in Brighton Beach, Brookyn, NY ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
