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How to lauch wizard to create registry backup?
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md usa spybot fan
Spybot Advisor Team [Retired]
If you are trying take the same registry backups after you have installed Spybot-S&D that are optionally taken during the installation process, go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > Settings > Settings > Click on the Wizard button at the top of the settings screen. After you "Create registry backup" click next until you get to step 7 of 7 and then click “Start using the program”. Since you are already running Spybot the wizard terminates.
When you "Create registry backup" there are two files created as back-ups:
When you "Create registry backup" there are two files created as back-ups:
- regLocal.reg
- regUsers.reg
- Windows 95 or 98:
C:\Windows\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Backups - Windows ME:
C:\Windows\All Users\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Backups - Windows NT, 2000 or XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Backups
How to restore the registry by using the "Created registry backup"?
Hello all:
I have one more question on this topic.
After I generated the "Create registry backup", how do I let Spybot restore my
registry by using these two files(regLocal.reg, regUsers.reg) to overwrite the existing system registry.
Thank you
Hello all:
I have one more question on this topic.
After I generated the "Create registry backup", how do I let Spybot restore my
registry by using these two files(regLocal.reg, regUsers.reg) to overwrite the existing system registry.
Thank you
md usa spybot fan
Spybot Advisor Team [Retired]
There is no facility that I am aware of within Spybot to restore from these backups. Since they are .reg files, to use them all you would have to do is double on the file(s) and Registry Editor should start. If you then clicked "Yes" the content of the file would be added/merged into the registry. You then click "OK" to close the program.
These backups are relatively large portions of the systems Registry and I personally would hesitate to use those backups to restore the Registry (at least in their entirety) because once you've run your system for any period of time they would be outdated and could possibly do has much harm as good.
These backups are relatively large portions of the systems Registry and I personally would hesitate to use those backups to restore the Registry (at least in their entirety) because once you've run your system for any period of time they would be outdated and could possibly do has much harm as good.