Consider the following items when configuring a Windows registry backup:

• Back up for disaster recovery

  To ensure a successful recovery in case of a disk failure, always back up the entire registry. That is, back up the directory that contains the entire registry.

  On most Windows systems, this directory is located at:

  %systemroot%\system32\config

  Where %systemroot% is the directory where Windows is installed.

  Note:

  To recover the registry, do not include individual registry files or HKEY entries in the selection list that's used to back up the entire registry. If you use a NetBackup exclude list for a client, do not exclude any registry files from your backups.

• Back up individual HKEYs (do not use for disaster recovery)

  Do not include HKEY entries in the same policy backup selection list that is used to back up the entire registry. However, to restore individual keys within the registry, create a separate policy, then specify the specific HKEYs in the backup selection list for that policy.

  The following is an example HKEY entry for a policy backup selection list:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:\

  Remember, you cannot perform a disaster recovery by restoring HKEYs. In addition, backups and restores are slower than if the entire registry was backed up.