editing the registry

Hi

I have a problem , a corrupt entry in the registry. I think I may have to
edit the registry (for the first time). I know how to do it, and which
entries to delete.

My question.....

Before I do so, I can back up the registry, or I can create a restore point,
or I could do both !

Which is simpler ?

Thanks all
KK

Hi, KK.

To add to Dave's advice: Add the .txt extension to that .reg file by
Renaming it. Then you can safely double-click on the filename to open it in
Notepad and edit it, if you need to, before Merging it back into the
Registry. You could just right-click on a file with the .reg extension and
choose Edit from the context menu, but it's all too easy to double-click the
..reg filename - and that automatically Merges it into the Registry. (Voice
of experience! Often, that is NOT what you want to do at that point. And
it's even easier to make this mistake if Folder options are set to execute
on single-click, as mine always are.)

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)

"KRK" <> wrote in message
news:#A$...
> Hi
>
> I have a problem , a corrupt entry in the registry. I think I may have to
> edit the registry (for the first time). I know how to do it, and which
> entries to delete.
>
> My question.....
>
> Before I do so, I can back up the registry, or I can create a restore
> point, or I could do both !
>
> Which is simpler ?
>
> Thanks all
> KK

"KRK" <> wrote in message
news:%23A$...
> Hi I have a problem , a corrupt entry in the registry. I think I may have
> to edit the registry (for the first time). I know how to do it, and which
> entries to delete.
> My question..... Before I do so, I can back up the registry, or I can
> create a restore point, or I could do both !
************************************************** *******
Do both.
Why take a chance ?

Hi, Dave.

Yep! Good idea.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64)

"Dave-UK" <> wrote in message
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>
> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
> news:CC8BD06C-B1D5-4903-B88B-...
>> Hi, KK.
>>
>> To add to Dave's advice: Add the .txt extension to that .reg file by
>> Renaming it. Then you can safely double-click on the filename to open it
>> in Notepad and edit it, if you need to, before Merging it back into the
>> Registry. You could just right-click on a file with the .reg extension
>> and choose Edit from the context menu, but it's all too easy to
>> double-click the .reg filename - and that automatically Merges it into
>> the Registry. (Voice of experience! Often, that is NOT what you want to
>> do at that point. And it's even easier to make this mistake if Folder
>> options are set to execute on single-click, as mine always are.)
>>
>> RC
>> --
>
> I think having Merge as the default behaviour when a reg file is
> double-clicked
> is really stupid. I always change the default from Merge to Edit with this
> simple
> reg file :
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell]
> @="edit"
>
> -------------------------------------------------------

Why not use erunt to backup registry?

"KRK" <> wrote in message
news:#A$...
>
> Hi
>
> I have a problem , a corrupt entry in the registry. I think I may have to
> edit the registry (for the first time). I know how to do it, and which
> entries to delete.
>
> My question.....
>
> Before I do so, I can back up the registry, or I can create a restore
> point, or I could do both !
>
> Which is simpler ?
>
> Thanks all
> KK
>
>
>
>