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Originally Posted by Doolittle81

Excellent points, skwasjer . I always create a System Restore point before I start making significant installations, uninstalls, or other odd "experimentations". I should have added that to the process; I guess I had subconsciously assumed that folks would have that very basic understanding or they have absolutely NO business dabbling around with ANY installations of any software...of course, Windows Autosaves/Restore Points by default will cover most situations.

Anyway, as for backing up the “registry”, that is done through/by the regedit executable….as far as I have understood it (I've never had to specifically restore a registry,thankfully)….and I did overlook/mis-state that specific step(s). Sorry. In any event, oddly enough, rather than using the term ‘backup’ the regedit provides for ‘Exporting’ the registry, or parts thereof, as a file which then can be later 'Imported' if necessary. You say tomayto, I say tomahto. In any event, the necessary steps are below, along with another Cautionary warning, extracted from a Windows(Vista) support site:

While it is possible to follow step by step instructions in order to edit the registry, the first precaution necessary, prior to even attempting to make alterations, is to ensure that you have a current backup of the registry, either as a full backup or a backup of the respective registry hive. Should disaster strike and a registry edit go wrong you will, at least, have a working backup with which to replace the damaged registry hive.
To backup the registry proceed as follows:
1/ Click Start
2/ From the menu click Run
3/ In the Run dialog box type: regedit
4/ The Windows registry Editor will now open
5/ Click the File option on the main toolbar and, from the drop down menu, select Export
6/ In the Export Registry File dialog box select All
7/ Now name the file
8/ Finally click the Save button
9/ To return the registry back to its original state should something go wrong simply click on the File option on the main registry editor toolbar and then select Import.



If all agree that the above steps are correct and clear, I'll add them to my earlier post, along with the initial System Restore Creation step. I don't think much more can/should be added without turning this relatively simple 'guide' on SH4 installation "weirdness" into a full Chapter of "Windows for Dummies".

EDIT: I went ahead and made the changes to my original post, above. Please check it out and advise of any necessary corrections or clarifications.



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