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  • Scanreg Command line switches

    If you have fond nightmares of working with system.dat and user.1st files, you'll appreciate Scanreg, the Windows 98 Registry maintenance utility.

    • Windows 98 comes with a handy Registry maintenance tool called the Registry Checker. Each time you start your system, the Registry Checker automatically creates a backup of the Registry in the \Windows\Sysbckup folder. If you investigate that folder, you'll discover that Registry Checker actually keeps five backup copies of the Registry in compressed format as Rb001.cab, Rb002.cab, and so on.

    You can manually back up the Registry any time you want. To do so, load the System Information utility (Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools), pull down the Tools menu, and select Registry Checker. As soon as you do, the Registry Checker will scan your Registry for errors and then prompt you to make a backup. Click Yes to replace the oldest backup file with the new one.

    If you ever find that you need to restore from a Registry backup, reboot your system to an MS-DOS prompt and then type
    Scanreg /RESTORE on the command line to see the switches available. Now, just follow the on-screen instructions to view your backed-up Registry files and restore the most recent one.

  • How to Manually Restore the Windows 98/Me Registry
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221512 (W98/ME 8/6/2002)

  • How to Customize Registry Checker Tool Settings
    This article describes how to customize the Registry Checker tool by manually editing the Windows\Scanreg.ini file.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=183603 (W/98/se/ME 9/10/2001)

  • Description of the Windows Registry Checker Tool (Scanreg.exe)
    When you start your computer successfully, Windows Registry Checker (Scanreg.exe) creates a backup of system files and registry configuration information (including user account information, protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences) once daily.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=183887 (W98/ME 7/6/2001)

  • How to Back Up the Registry in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256419 (W98/se/ME 8/6/2002)

  • Changes to the Registry Checker Tool (Scanreg.exe) in Windows Me
    The command-line options are supported in Windows or by booting to Safe mode.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273889 (ME 8/6/2002)

  • Unsupported Registry Backup and Restore Methods May Corrupt Registry
    Restoring the registry by using a drag-and-drop operation to delete individual registry files from their backup cabinet files (Rb0*.cab) and then replace the active registry files is not a valid or supported method of restoring a registry file.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=273894 (ME 4/10/2001)

  • HOW TO: Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows 2000
    This step-by-step article describes how to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows 2000.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322755 (9/22/2003)

  • HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
    This step-by-step article describes how to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322756 (11/4/2003)

  • HOW TO: Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows NT 4.0
    This step-by-step article describes how to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows NT4.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323170 (1/10/2003)
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Scanreg Command Line switches
Windows Registry Checker

Usage: SCANREG [/<option >]

<option > /? : Displays usage.
/BACKUP : Backup the registry and related system configuration files.
/RESTORE : Choose a backup to restore.
/FIX : Repairs the registry.
/COMMENT="<comment >" : Adds the specified comment to the CAB file while backing up.
/AUTOSCAN : Automatically scans the registry.
/SCANONLY : Scans the registry and displays a message if any errors are found.
FILENAME : Scans the registry file specified and displays a message indicating whether or not any errors were found.
/OPT : Optimizes the registry by removing unused space.

Command-Line Switches for the Registry Checker Tool
This article describes the command-line switches you can use when you run the MS-DOS version (Scanreg.exe)
or the Windows version (Scanregw.exe) of the Registry Checker tool.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=184023 (W/98/ME 8/6/2002)BR> Top