Hi i want to restore my registry fromt the backup file made using S&D but i cant find any options to do this any help would be appreciated.
Hi i want to restore my registry fromt the backup file made using S&D but i cant find any options to do this any help would be appreciated.
There are two files created as back-ups during installation:
- regLocal.reg
- regUsers.reg
The directory they are created in depends on the OS you have as follows:
- 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- Windows Vista:
C:\ProgramData\Spybot - Search & Destroy\Backups
The two files are exported "REGEDIT4" type files of specific registry keys as follows:
- regLocal.reg
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software]- regUsers.reg
[HKEY_USERS]
Personally, I have never heard of anyone using these back-ups. Once you’ve run your system for any period of time they would be outdated and could possibly cause more harm than good to use. I would be extremely cautious about using them.
If you really want to use them (which I suggest you don't):
- Using Windows Explorer, locate the file(s).
- Double click on the file.
- Answer Yes then OK.
Getting an answer is one thing, learning is another.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition running on a 2.40GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM and a 533 MHz System Bus.
Thank you for the information its a very recent backup hopefully it should be fine thanks very much.
Axe007:
Why are you trying to restore the registry?
If you have a system that supports System Restore or just using portions of the registry backups may be a better option.
Getting an answer is one thing, learning is another.
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition running on a 2.40GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with 512 MB of RAM and a 533 MHz System Bus.
Im not sure exactly what happened but after removing some spyware i get this error pop ups at startup.
error loading C:\windows\system32\xxxweiok.dll
the specified module could not be found
and
error loading c:\windows\system32\vyrdmvmtf.dll
the specified module could not be found
I might have manually deleted the files from the registry.
btw the restoring the registry from backups didnt work any ideas how to fix this thanks.