RESTORING AND BACKING UP WINDOWS 98 REGISTRY

Backing up the Windows 98 Registry

Windows 98 introduced a new utility known as Scanreg, which automatically makes backups of your Registry each time you boot up your computer.

Tip: The steps listed below for backing up Windows 95 Registry also work but are not necessarily needed unless you wish to keep an original elsewhere.

Restoring Windows 98 Registry

To restore Windows 98 Registry, open a MS-DOS prompt.

At the MS-DOS prompt, type cd\windows\command

Once in this directory, type scanreg /restore this will restore an earlier version of your Registry. Once completed, reboot the computer and this should resolve any issues that may have occurred with your Registry.

If you backed up your Registry using the Windows 95 steps use the Windows 95 restore steps to restore the Registry.