[triadtechtalk] Re: Backing up question
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- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:07:17 -0700
From: ElisabethM
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> Hi members,
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> Some experts recommend a registry as well as a User.dat and
> System.dat files
> back up prior to installing a new prog. The question is where do
> I find the
> User.dat and the Sys.dat files? I am told they are in the C:\Windows
> folder,
> but I can't find them.
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> Can anyone, please, tell me what's the easiest way to find these little
> darlings? I am
> running Win98SE.
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> Greetings
> ElisabethM
User.dat and system.dat _are_ the Registry.
If you want to back them up, here's what you do. Note that they might not
fit on a floppy.
First, go to Start, Run. Type Command. Click OK.
Type:
cd c:\windows
attrib user.dat -s -h -r
attrib system.dat -s -h -r
Now you can see and copy them.
BTW, if you have to log into your computer to use it, you may have part of
your user.dat in a special folder, one per user. So, if you need to tell the
computer who you are to get in, ask for more help.
David Nasset, Sr.
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