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Registry backup Win2000

How to Export Registry Keys

You can follow these steps to export a registry key before you edit it:

NOTE: Do not follow these steps to export a whole registry hive (for example, HKEY_CURRENT_USER). If you must back up whole registry hives, back up the whole registry instead.

  1. Access Run or Search window
  2. In the Open box, type regedt32
  3. Click OK.
   
  • Locate and then click the key that contains the values that you want to edit.
  • On the Registry menu, click Save Key.
  • In the Save inbox, select a location in which to save the .reg file, type a file name in the File name box, and then click Save.

    • The instructions above are from  Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 322755. This is not the entire article. I have the steps listed here, but if you want the entire article then click on the link. 

    For instructions on backing up the entire registry click here.