What files/folder to backup to restore registry

I created a full c-drive backup with TI9. When I sense some problems with my computer, I would like to restore the previous registry from the backup.tib. Please give me a list of file/folder names for the restoration of the registry. Thanks. sarutaro

 

Hello sarutaro,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.

We recommend you to restore the image of the entire hard drive. Please note that we don't have the program that can only restore the registry from the image archive.

Thank you.
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Irina Shirokova

 

I understand that. But TI v.9 allows us to perform selective file/folder restoration. If you could give us the list, I would like to restore only those files/folders (e.g, some files under sytem32). If I restore the entire hard drive image, we lose new data (in \My Documents) folder which were created and stored since the last backup. You must have a good idea to tell me. sarutaro

 

This Microsoft guide may help you but use it at your own risk.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

Don't really believe it's Acronis's place to tell you what files you should or shouldn't restore regarding the operating system.

 

for registry backup / restore puposes only use ERUNT program free ( read instructions). A new version has just been released.

still i feel that best solution is restore of full partition, because registry and rest of OS are in sync.

Good luck

 

Agree completely! Restore the full image, THEN copy any new documents (from the My Documents folder or elsewhere) that were created after the image was created.

 

Your difficulty in losing new data simply arises from the fact that you are mixing user data and your system data on the same partition.

If you store all user data on a dedicated partition and leave your OS and all programs on another, you can back them up and restore them independantly.

I have worked like this for quite some time. I back up my user data on an incremental daily schedule, and take weekly snapshots of my system/OS partition. It all seems to hang together really well.

 

Thanks for your advise. I perfectly agree with you if you have only one hard drive. My computers have an extra D-hard drive to secure data in case of crashes. I keep current data TEMPORARY in My Documents folder until all data were transferred to D-drive, once a month. As indicated previously, my concern is those in the My Douments folder. So when I am unable to boot Windows, I thought that the easier and safer way was to restore the backup registry from the backup tib. If that does not help, then the full backup is the way to go. Am I missing here? sarutaro

 

Why don't you just relocate your "My Documents" folder to your D: drive by changing "My Documents\Properties\Target". ?

 

I could. I and others are now well adapted/evolved to use of the current WinXP. So I do not wish to mess up the Windows default system. Furthermore, there are some files for registry in the My Documents. TI is a wonderful and perfect program for trouble shooting when C-drive is down. So restoring only the registry-related files/folders is an option which I would like to learn. sarutaro

 

Good luck, I hope you sort it - Though I think there has to be a more elegant approach

 

Do what Pivert said and use ERUNT.

http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/

You can schedule it to make backups as often as you wish.

Also, create another system partition to use as a backup if your primary fails.

 

If you are using Windows XP have you ever considered using System Restore ? I have used this facility on several occasions when I have made unecessary or unwanted registry changes which it has corrected in short order without the need for a fullbackup restore.

Xpilot

 

I am currently using that too.
Thanks. sarutaro

 

Yes. I used several times. But when Windows is out of commssion, System Restore is not available. sarutaro

 

As you suggested, today I tried to move My Documents folder to D drive twice. Each time, the transfer was incompltee and only partially trasnferred. BTW, my computer (WinXP Pro-SP2) runs super. The size of My Documents folder is about 700 MB. Your message sounds like you have done that your self. What could be my problem? Your suggestion would be appreciated. Sarutaro.