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Old 06-29-2008, 01:45 PM   #1
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Registry Backup/restore vs system restore

If I make a change to the registry and find I must undo it, couldn't I use a
system restore point rather than restoring from a system state backup?
I understand that restore points capture the registry & they are so easy to
use.
 
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Old 06-29-2008, 06:00 PM   #2
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Re: Registry Backup/restore vs system restore

See my answer to your second post.

"justkay" <justkay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I make a change to the registry and find I must undo it, couldn't I
> use a
> system restore point rather than restoring from a system state backup?
> I understand that restore points capture the registry & they are so easy
> to
> use.



 
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