"Registry Files" & "System Restore"

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If you want to make a backup of your registry files you can copy the
config folder which contains them. It's in
C:\Windows\System32\Config The five Registry Hives or Files are Sam,
Security, System, Default and Software.
"Dave. South Wales. UK" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:1f1c01c49a4f$7e89caf0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have "XP Home edition" installed O.E.M. so I have no
> access to the original Installation Disk. Therefore I
> cannot Install the "Registry Back up Device" from that CD.
> I need to change a "Registry File Setting" to speed
> up my Start Up, which has slowed down a lot after
> installing SP.2
> Can I Safely use "System Restore" to provide a
> Backup for "Registry Files"??
> Can anyone help...Many Thanks. Dave.
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