How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP

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Summary

This article describes how to back up the registry in Windows XP.

For information about how to back up the registry in Windows Vista and in Windows 7, please see the links at the end of the article.
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Back up the registry

Guided Help to export registry keys and to back up the registry in Windows XP

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Manual steps to back up the registry in Windows XP

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Restore the registry

Manual steps to restore the registry in Windows XP

Use System Restore to undo registry changes in Windows XP

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Similar solutions

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Information for other Windows operating systems and advanced users

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Article ID: 322756 - Last Review: May 23, 2013 - Revision: 18.0
Applies to
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2
Keywords: 
kbresolve kbacwsurvey kbregistry kbgpo kbbackup kbhowtomaster kbenv KB322756
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