Windows Tricks

To Backup/Restore the Windows Registry:


1.If you are in MSDOS, at the C:\Windows prompt type

2.Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\System.dat (press Enter)

3.Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\User.dat (press Enter)

To make the backup copies type:

1.copy C:\Windows\System.dat C:\Windows\System.000 (press Enter)

2.copy C:\Windows\User.dat C:\Windows\user.000 (press Enter)

To Restore the Registry

1.copy C:\Windows\System.000 C:\Windows\System.dat (press Enter)

2.copy C:\Windows\User.000 C:\Windows\user.dat (press Enter)