Hello Jeff, Saturday, November 15, 2008, 4:36:35 PM, you wrote:
JG> Hello List, JG> On Saturday, November 15, 2008, 9:43:28 PM, Jack wrote: >> But let me make sure I understand what you're doing here. Your command >> line seems to indicate that the /e switch causes REGEDIT to launch and >> automatically create a file called "thebat.reg" which will contain the >> key called HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RIT, correct? If so, where is >> this file stored since no drive or directory(folder) is specified? JG> It save the reg file in the directory the batch file was launched JG> from. Oh, ok. >> On the other hand, if you have TB perform an automatic backup every >> night doesn't that make your efforts unnecessary? I am assuming that >> restoring TB from a TB backup, from within TB automatically takes care >> of the registry info. JG> The backup save the Bat directory and its sub folders. JG> After a Windows re-install the original directory is still there (it's JG> on the D drive) so I just double click the previous night's reg file JG> and I'm back in business. If for any reason the original is lost or JG> corrupt I can just copy it back from the backup. Do you mean your TB is installed and runs on the D: drive, not the C:drive? >> On the third hand, if I were to import the entire "The Bat!" folder >> from the off-site Carbonite backup couldn't I also import the >> registry? I assume the registry is a file contained somewhere within >> the bowels of Vista and if so, may be contained in the Carbonite >> backup. JG> That's not an easy thing to do. The registry is being read/written to JG> several times a second so it's been updated many times by the time you JG> log on. You can't over-write it with a backup (except in safe mode you JG> can boot from a previous good copy) and regedit only reads the live JG> registry. Well, that's good to know. But doesn't REGEDIT's export/import function overwrite the registry when you import from a previously exported registry file? >> Well, I'm not sure. I have not tried using the import function in the >> TOOLS menu to access the Carbonite backup. That's a possibility and >> I'll try it. JG> You need to do that before your backup is over-written by the missing JG> messages version. Too late. Since I have Carbonite configured to backup on-the-fly (recommended by Carbonite) it seems it's already been overwritten. I have posted an email query to Carbonite tech support for their opinion on all this. -- Best regards, Jack mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using TB! v3.99.3 with K9 v1.28 anti spam Windows XP pro 5.1 Build 2600 - Service Pack 3 ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
