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Backing up the Windows registry
Situation:
You want to make a backup of the Windows registry.
Solution:
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Before you begin: Since the Windows registry is not part of a Symantec product, Symantec provides the following information as a convenience. This information is not intended to replace official information from Microsoft. This document links to several Microsoft documents that contain more comprehensive and up-to-date information concerning the various Microsoft supported tools and procedures associated with editing, backing up, and restoring the registry.
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For maximum safety, Symantec recommends that any time that you edit the registry, you back up the entire registry. This is fairly easy in Windows 98 and Me. However, because Windows NT/2000/XP encrypts some registry keys and Windows 95 does not have a utility for easy registry backups, backing up the entire registry is more difficult under these operating systems. Follow the instructions in the section "How to back up the entire registry" below to create a backup of your registry for your operating system.
As an alternative to backing up the entire registry, you can back up a specific key before modifying it. There is, however, some risk in doing this. You must know exactly which key or keys to back up. And, on Windows NT/2000/XP, you must be certain that none of the keys contain encrypted values. To back up a single registry key, follow the instructions in the section "How to back up a single registry key" below.
If you back up only the key that a Symantec article or technician recommends that you modify or delete, make sure to select the correct key. If you choose single-key backup (described immediately following) and if you are not comfortable editing the registry, obtain the services of a qualified computer consultant.
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Tech Tip 1.3 Customize Open/Save As dialog boxes in Windows XP.
When you open a Open or Save As dialog box in Windows XP, you get a list of shortcuts to help you quickly pick a file location. By default, your options include Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, and My Network. If you happen to save the bulk of your data in a personal folder called something like Sal's Extras, these shortcuts won't help you much. I'll show you how to customize these shortcuts to the paths of your choice
Making changes in the Registry can really mess up your system if you do something wrong. Back it up before you even attempt to follow my instructions.
Click Start, Run, and type "regedit" (without quotation marks).
Navigate to the following string:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
Right-click on the Policies key folder and create a new key called Comdlg32.
Right-click on the Comdlg32 folder and create a new key called PlacesBar. If you minimize RegEdit at this point and open a Save As or Open dialog box, you'll see an empty left column. You can now add the shortcuts you want.
In your PlacesBar key folder, create new values with the names Place1, Place2, Place3, etc. for each of the paths you'd now like to point to. By default you have five placeholders, but you can use as many or as few shortcuts as you want.
Specify your paths
To specify your paths, you can either use built-in shortcuts or enter custom paths.
Built-in short Cuts
Choose a DWORD value (REG_DWORD) and use built-in shortcuts to the Value Data box. For example, right-click Value, choose Modify, and enter "00" for a Desktop shortcut. Or enter "27" for My Pictures. JSI FAQ has a full list of shortcut numbers to help you out.
Custom paths
Right-click PlacesBar and choose String Value to enter custom paths in the value data section. For example, right-click Value, choose Modify, and enter your path into Value Data.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Sarah's Extras
The order of your customized shortcuts is determined by Place1, Place2, etc with Place1 being the top spot in the column.
One more thing: In my experience, these steps apply to Windows 2000 as well.
Please remember that this is affecting your REG files and you should always BACK-UP your system before doing so. I am not held responsible clause is in effect here.
So please do this very cafefully.
--- Sal
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