Vista Registry

There is a link for activities on the Registry for XP and previous Windows,
but I cannot find one for Vista.

Will someone (with more knowhow than I) please advise me either what is the
link, or tell me how to make a backup of the Registry.

If I make a backup and then whilst removing unwanted files make a mistake,
how do I activate the Backup? Will the activation of backup also restore the
removed files?

On Thu, 8 May 2008 08:03:18 +0100, "Zygy" <> wrote:

>There is a link for activities on the Registry for XP and previous Windows,
>but I cannot find one for Vista.

Huh?


>Will someone (with more knowhow than I) please advise me either what is the
>link, or tell me how to make a backup of the Registry.

Are you talking about System Restore? It's listed under All Programs,
Accessories, System Tools.

If you need a third-party backup, Google "erunt".

>If I make a backup and then whilst removing unwanted files make a mistake,
>how do I activate the Backup? Will the activation of backup also restore the
>removed files?

Neither System Restore nor Erunt will protect you from making a
mistake when deleting files.

Zygy wrote:
> There is a link for activities on the Registry for XP and previous
> Windows, but I cannot find one for Vista.
>
> Will someone (with more knowhow than I) please advise me either what
> is the link, or tell me how to make a backup of the Registry.
>
> If I make a backup and then whilst removing unwanted files make a
> mistake, how do I activate the Backup? Will the activation of backup
> also restore the removed files?

Don't rely on Regedit to do a backup of a complete registry.
I have found it's ok to use Regedit to backup individual keys but not a complete registry.

As Nonny recommends, use Erunt.
I have used this small application for years, with both XP and Vista.
http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

The best feature is it can make a daily backup limited to a month.
That means you can always go back to any day in the last 30 days.

(This program is not for file backup, just the registry.)

Many thanks for the link. However the Erunt web is so complicated that I
failed to find the download. Which heading do you download from?
"Dave" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Zygy wrote:
>> There is a link for activities on the Registry for XP and previous
>> Windows, but I cannot find one for Vista.
>>
>> Will someone (with more knowhow than I) please advise me either what
>> is the link, or tell me how to make a backup of the Registry.
>>
>> If I make a backup and then whilst removing unwanted files make a
>> mistake, how do I activate the Backup? Will the activation of backup
>> also restore the removed files?
>
> Don't rely on Regedit to do a backup of a complete registry.
> I have found it's ok to use Regedit to backup individual keys but not a
> complete registry.
>
> As Nonny recommends, use Erunt.
> I have used this small application for years, with both XP and Vista.
> http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/
>
> The best feature is it can make a daily backup limited to a month.
> That means you can always go back to any day in the last 30 days.
>
> (This program is not for file backup, just the registry.)
>
>
>

On Thu, 8 May 2008 12:54:15 +0100, "Zygy" <> wrote:

>Many thanks for the link. However the Erunt web is so complicated that I
>failed to find the download. Which heading do you download from?

You really _do_ need to learn how to use Google:

I Googled "erunt".

This was the third in the list, and the first to mention "download":

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download1267.html

Zygy wrote:
> Many thanks for the link. However the Erunt web is so complicated
> that I failed to find the download. Which heading do you download
> from?

There is a big box on the left with a large title 'ERUNT'.
Then there is some writing underneath that.

At the top of the next box under the first box it says ' Download ERUNT'

Click on Server 1
OR click on Server 2
OR click on Server 3.

On Thu, 8 May 2008 14:00:24 +0100, "Dave" <> wrote:

>Zygy wrote:
>> Many thanks for the link. However the Erunt web is so complicated
>> that I failed to find the download. Which heading do you download
>> from?
>
>There is a big box on the left with a large title 'ERUNT'.
>Then there is some writing underneath that.
>
>At the top of the next box under the first box it says ' Download ERUNT'
>
>Click on Server 1
>OR click on Server 2
>OR click on Server 3.

Some people need you to come to their house and click their mouse for
them <sigh>

Nonny wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 14:00:24 +0100, "Dave" <> wrote:
>
>> Zygy wrote:
>>> Many thanks for the link. However the Erunt web is so complicated
>>> that I failed to find the download. Which heading do you download
>>> from?
>>
>> There is a big box on the left with a large title 'ERUNT'.
>> Then there is some writing underneath that.
>>
>> At the top of the next box under the first box it says ' Download
>> ERUNT'
>>
>> Click on Server 1
>> OR click on Server 2
>> OR click on Server 3.
>
> Some people need you to come to their house and click their mouse for
> them <sigh>

I guess we are all learners once. :-)
I suppose it is a bit silly putting a link to the host website right next to the download link.

Hi, Sorry for the misunderstanding. what I wanted to know is which do I
download
Server 1 or Server 2 or Server 3? The explanation for each is in German and
mine from the Concentration camp days is now bit rust!
"Dave" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Nonny wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 May 2008 14:00:24 +0100, "Dave" <> wrote:
>>
>>> Zygy wrote:
>>>> Many thanks for the link. However the Erunt web is so complicated
>>>> that I failed to find the download. Which heading do you download
>>>> from?
>>>
>>> There is a big box on the left with a large title 'ERUNT'.
>>> Then there is some writing underneath that.
>>>
>>> At the top of the next box under the first box it says ' Download
>>> ERUNT'
>>>
>>> Click on Server 1
>>> OR click on Server 2
>>> OR click on Server 3.
>>
>> Some people need you to come to their house and click their mouse for
>> them <sigh>
>
> I guess we are all learners once. :-)
> I suppose it is a bit silly putting a link to the host website right next
> to the download link.
>
>
>

Zygy wrote:
> Hi, Sorry for the misunderstanding. what I wanted to know is which do
> I download
> Server 1 or Server 2 or Server 3? The explanation for each is in
> German and mine from the Concentration camp days is now bit rust!


If you are finding this too complicated then I don't think you are safe editing your registry.

You will just give yourself more problems.

Forget it.