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Tweaking.com Registry Backup (TCRB) is a tool created to enable you to quickly make a backup of your Registry, it is suitable for use on both the 32 Bit and 64 bit versions of the following Operating Systems ...
Restoring from a backup when your computer is unable to boot
(This method is not available in Windows XP)
There are times when changes made to your Registry may cause it to be unbootable, in which case having a "clean" copy of your Registry that you can restore to, is a valuable recovery aid.
However, since your computer won't start, you may ask ... "How do I restore a backup if I can't boot my computer?" ... and the answer is you access it through the Recovery Environment, which is a special start mode that can be accessed in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
The method for accessing Recovery Environment (RE) is different for each OS Type, so I've given details for how to access RE and restore a backup for each version of Windows ...
Change the Bios boot order so that the computer boots from the CD/DVD drive first. (seeHere for details)
Insert the Vista installation disk.
Restart the computer.
When booting to a Windows setup CD/DVD you may be prompted with a message to press a key to boot to the disc. Press any key on the keyboard while the message is on the screen, otherwise the computer will try to boot from the next item in the Bios list (usually the hard drive).
The computer should now boot from the CD/DVD.
Enter the language, time etc and click next, you should see a screen similar to the one below ...
Click on Repair your computer.
Choose the Operating System to repair and click Next, you should now see the screen below ...
Take note of what drive Recovery Environment sees the Operating System on. RE sometimes sees drive allocations differently to how they are in Normal Mode, so it's important that you know which drive RE thinks your OS is on. It can be found at the top of the System Recovery Options window.
Click on the Command Prompt button to open a Command Window which will display ... X:\Windows\system32 >
Enter the drive letter for the OS, then enter a semicolon, then hit the return key. (in this example the OS is on D drive) which will return ... D:\>
Enter ... cd RegBackup ... then hit the return key.
Enter ... dir ... then hit the return key, which will bring up a display similar to the one below ...
In the list produced, you are looking for a directory (folder) with the name of your computer (in this case it's GARYR-PC, yours will be different)
Enter ... cd GaryR-PC(replace this with the appropriate name on your computer) then hit the return key ...
Enter ... dir then hit the return key ... which will bring up a display similar to the one below ...
You're now looking for a directory with a name made up of numbers, which represent the day, month, year and hour, minute, second that you made a backup. (in this example it's 27.01.2013_17.05.27)
Enter ... cd 27.01.2013_17.05.27(replace this with the appropriate folder name from your computer) then hit the return key ...
Enter ... dir then hit the return key ... to bring up a display similar to the one below ...
Enter ... dos_restore.cmd then hit the return key.
This will start the Registry restore process.
A number of commands will display rapidly on the screen, as TC Registry Backup restores your Registry settings.
When finished you will see a couple of command lines similar to the ones below ...
Enter Exit then hit the return key.
This will return you to the System Recovery Options window.
Click on the Restart button to reboot your computer and complete the restore process.
Restart your computer and press F8 repeatedly until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
Select Repair your computer.
Select Language and click Next
Enter password (if necessary) and click OK, you should now see the screen below ...
Take note of what drive Recovery Environment sees the Operating System on. RE sometimes sees drive allocations differently to how they are in Normal Mode, so it's important that you know which drive RE thinks your OS is on. It can be found at the top of the System Recovery Options window.
Click on the Command Prompt button to open a Command Window which will display ... X:\Windows\system32 >
Enter the drive letter for the OS, then enter a semicolon, then hit the return key. (in this example the OS is on D drive) which will return ... D:\>
Enter ... cd RegBackup ... then hit the return key.
Enter ... dir ... then hit the return key, which will bring up a display similar to the one below ...
In the list produced, you are looking for a directory (folder) with the name of your computer (in this case it's GARYR-PC, yours will be different)
Enter ... cd GaryR-PC(replace this with the appropriate name on your computer) then hit the return key ...
Enter ... dir then hit the return key ... which will bring up a display similar to the one below ...
You're now looking for a directory with a name made up of numbers, which represent the day, month, year and hour, minute, second that you made a backup. (in this example it's 27.01.2013_17.05.27)
Enter ... cd 27.01.2013_17.05.27(replace this with the appropriate folder name from your computer) then hit the return key ...
Enter ... dir then hit the return key ... to bring up a display similar to the one below ...
Enter ... dos_restore.cmd then hit the return key.
This will start the Registry restore process.
A number of commands will display rapidly on the screen, as TC Registry Backup restores your Registry settings.
When finished you will see a couple of command lines similar to the ones below ...
Enter Exit then hit the return key.
This will return you to the System Recovery Options window.
Click on the Restart button to reboot your computer and complete the restore process.
Hold down your Shift key, and keep it held down while you Restart your computer.
You should now see the screen below ...
Select Troubleshoot to see the screen below ...
Select Advanced Options to see the screen below ...
Click on the Command Prompt button to open a Command Window similar to the one below which will display ... X:\Windows\system32 >
Enter the drive letter for the OS, then enter a semicolon, then hit the return key. (in this example the OS is on D drive) which will return ... D:\>
Enter ... cd RegBackup ... then hit the return key.
Enter ... dir ... then hit the return key, which will bring up a display similar to the one below ...
In the list produced, you are looking for a directory (folder) with the name of your computer (in this case it's GARYR-PC, yours will be different)
Enter ... cd GaryR-PC(replace this with the appropriate name on your computer) then hit the return key ...
Enter ... dir then hit the return key ... which will bring up a display similar to the one below ...
You're now looking for a directory with a name made up of numbers, which represent the day, month, year and hour, minute, second that you made a backup. (in this example it's 27.01.2013_17.05.27)
Enter ... cd 27.01.2013_17.05.27(replace this with the appropriate folder name from your computer) then hit the return key ...
Enter ... dir then hit the return key ... to bring up a display similar to the one below ...
Enter ... dos_restore.cmd then hit the return key.
This will start the Registry restore process.
A number of commands will display rapidly on the screen, as TC Registry Backup restores your Registry settings.
When finished you will see a couple of command lines similar to the ones below ...
Enter Exit then hit the return key.
This will return you to the System Recovery Options window.
Click on the Restart button to reboot your computer and complete the restore process.
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