Hi Regedit will allow you to do this use a /E parameter along with the key and a file name to add it to and it will create the oracle key as a text file. Could be part of your prebackup script if you use Veritas or some such. And Yes your sysadmins should be able to entirely reconstruct the server from a backup with all files its except your oracle as I am guessing the don't back them up as its pointless if they are up when the run the backup Could have also said google it Cheers Peter -----Original Message----- From: J. Dex [mailto:cemail_219@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, 5 June 2007 12:24 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Disaster recovery - Windows registry I am going to be doing a disaster recovery verification test soon using Oracle 9207 on Windows 2003. Does anyone know if there is a way to make a copy of the Windows registry as it relates to Oracle? The server admins tell me that they will be able to restore the entire server including the registry in which I case I won't need to reinstall the Oracle code. I am wondering if there is a way to make a copy of the registry so that I have something to compare the server too once it is restored. _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best Web mail-award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migr ation_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l