Summary

Any time you open the registry to modify it, a situation may occur where you won't be able to boot the system because of registry corruption. It is for just such a case that you should always have a usable backup copy of the registry. Always test the usability of the backup copies you create. The material provided in this chapter contains detailed instructions on backing up Windows 2000 and Windows XP registries. I also tried to provide tips on performing an emergency recovery of a damaged system.