Miscellaneous Tweaks - REGEDIT Safety

I often suggest Registry edits and we often comment on the problems that can occur if you make a mistake using one of the Registry editors. Let's look at a way to make your Registry edits safer.

If you want to edit a value using RegEdit, the safest thing to do is save the key before you make changes. Let's say that you're going to make a change in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.

Before you make the change, click the Winlogon key and choose File -> Export. Give the file a name you can remember (say, "Winlogon") and click Save.

With this key saved, you can later double-click the REG file to restore the original Registry settings.

 

Author:

 Lex van der Horst

Date Added:

 12-12-2004

Last Reviewed:

 12-12-2004