How do I restore my Windows Registry?(Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP)

Q What's the best way to back up and--just as important--restore the Windows Registry?

--Hubert Harriman

A Windows 98, Me and XP back up the Registry automatically at regular intervals, but it's still safest to back up your Registry manually before you make any major changes to your system. These are the best ways to back up and restore the Registry in various versions of Windows. Windows 98: select Start-Run, then type scanreg and press . When you're told that there are no errors, click Yes to back up the Registry, then OK. To restore the Registry, select Start-Shut Down, click Restart in MS-DOS mode and click OK. At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt, type …