[win2kforum] Re: Backing up the whole system registry...
- From: "Randy Martin - TBay" <randitola@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <win2kforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 07:33:28 -0400
To back up the registry in Win2k, you use the NTBackup utility (accessed by
right clicking a drive in Explorer, Properties, Tools tab) walks you through
a wizard, check the box that says back up system state data - this includes
your AD, all your registry and depending what type of machine you're
running, could also include your certificate services, COM objects, etc....
Hope this helps,
Randman
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Goundras" <ggoudr@xxxxxxx>
To: <win2kforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 12:49 AM
Subject: [win2kforum] Backing up the whole system registry...
>
> Hello everybody.
>
> One very simple question...
>
> How do I backup the whole windows registry (on Windows 2000 =
> Professional), but under certain sircumstances.
> The Windows registry - i think - is stored in these files:
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\*.* (HKLM)
> C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ADMINISTRATOR\NTUSER.*
> and also to every user's profile directory
> C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\$USER\NTUSER.*
> where $USER a local user.
> while being logged in as an Administrator I try to copy=20
> COPY C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\*.* C:\BACKUP=20
> I get the following errors:
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\AppEvent.Evt
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\default
> The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another =
> process.
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\default.sav
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\IExplore.evt
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SAM
> The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another =
> process.
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SecEvent.Evt
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SECURITY
> The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another =
> process.
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\software
> The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another =
> process.
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\software.sav
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SysEvent.Evt
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\system
> The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another =
> process.
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.ALT
> The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another =
> process.
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\system.sav
> C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\userdiff
> 8 file(s) copied.
>
> (The next step is useless because while copying from C:\DOCUMENTS AND =
> SETTINGS\ADMINISTRATOR\NTUSER.* I get similar errors.
>
> I understand that while I am logged-in as Administrator and/or when the =
> system is running windows is using the registry. But I just want to copy =
> these files NOT MODIFY THEM (if i want to modify them I use =
> regedit/regedit32.
> What's that process that is using these files... I get these errors even =
> if I close all the applications running on the system, =
> ending/terminating all the possible tasks I can terminate and stopping =
> all the services. I still get the same error
>
> It MUST BE a way to be able to copy the whole registry files somewhere =
> else without logging-off from the system and using the recovery console =
> to copy them somewhere else (i.e on another directory or drive)!
>
> Please help me!
>
> Thank you in advance for your answers/recommendations!
>
> --
> George Goundras
> Athens, Greece
>
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