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* Backing Up the Windows XP Registry
* Creating a System Restore Point
* Installing the Backup Utility for XP Home Edition.
* Remove Read-Only Setting on Copied Files
* Prevent Windows XP CD Burning
* Outlook Express Stationery
* Download More OE Stationery Tip!

Backing Up the Windows XP Registry
By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com

The Windows Registry has been at the heart of the Windows operating system for a long time. It's the central repository for important information from the name of the registered owner to which drivers to load. That's why I encourage you to back up your registry before making changes or tweaks to it. Sometimes you'll need to make a full Registry backup, but other times just backing up the section that is changing is OK. Here's two different ways that you can use, depending your needs:

1. Just Backup the Part You Need. You may backup just a portion of the Registry by using the Windows Registry Editor. Here's how to start the Registry Editor, click Start button -> click on Run and type in regedit. Then click OK, and the Registry Editor should start. In the left-hand pane, navigate to the branch of the Registry that you want to back up. Right-click the branch, and choose Export. Enter a good easy name for you to remember and in a safe location, and then click Save. To restore that branch of the Registry, all you need to do is double-click on the file that you just saved, and the information will automatically be put back in the original registry location. When you back up in this way, the Export Range is set to "Selected Branch" by default, but if you change it to "All" the entire Registry will be backed up. This is not as useful for restoring, however, as it would overwrite more than you probably want if you double-click it to restore in the future.

2. Back Up the Whole Thing. Use a good Backup Program that include backing up the System State, including the Registry. You can learn more about creating a System Restore Point in Windows XP on this page. If it turns out that something has gone wrong with your system, you can then restore to a previous state using the information in this Microsoft Knowledge Base Article.

The first method is quick and easy, use this method whenever you are about to make a change or tweak to the Registry, export the part you are about to change - just in case.

Any of these methods will work for backing up your Windows XP Registry before you make changes. You should regularly employ the #2 Back Up the Whole Thing method as part of a good backup and disaster recovery plan.

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Creating a System Restore Point in Windows XP:


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Creating a System Restore Point in Windows XP. By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com Protecting Recoverability in Windows XP Home Microsoft didn't include the same Backup and Restore utility in Windows XP Home Edition as we find in Windows XP Professional Edition. To help protect your system using Windows XP Home, you can use the System Restore Utility to create what is called a "Restore Point." A Restore Point, ideally, is a point at which your computer starts and runs without any errors or problems. Follow these steps to create a new Restore Point. XP automatically creates a Restore Point immediately after installing Windows XP Home. It's a good idea to create one before each change to your system. For instance, if you are about to install a new application, you should first create a Restore Point, and name it Before XXXX so that if it turns out the new installed application causes a problems, you can restore your system to the way it was before. How to create a new System Restore Point in Windows XP Home Edition, click Start button-> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore. When the System Restore Utility opens, click "Create a Restore Point" then click Next. Enter a name for this Restore Point, for instance, Before Winamp, and click Create. The utility will then take a snapshot of your system so that you can restore to that point sometime in the future. Windows XP automatically creates a Restore Point when any of the following occurs: * A backup using the Backup Utility is restored. * An unsigned device driver is installed. * A new application is installed, if the program is compatible with System Restore. * Windows Update is used to update your system. * A Restore Point from earlier is restored. Installing the Backup Utility for XP Home Edition. By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com If you have Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition, you will easily be able to find the Backup Utility by clicking Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup. However, if you are using Windows XP Home Edition, your search for a backup utility under System Tools will be fruitless. Although Microsoft originally planned to include the Backup Utility in the Home Edition as well as the Professional Edition, they removed it from the final version of Windows XP Home Edition, the reasons known only to Microsoft. Fear not! I will shown the secret necessary to be able to install and use the same Backup Utility that is available to XP Professional users. Hidden deep in Windows XP Home Edition CD lies the actual installation program that you need to put the Backup Utility on your computer. Simply insert the XP CD, and run NTBACKUP.MSI (it might look like just "Ntbackup") program from the folder D:\Valueadd\msft\ntbackup where D: is the letter of your CD drive. This will launch the Windows Backup Utility Installation Wizard, which will install the utility automatically. When it is finished, click "Finish." That was easy! To use the backup utility just click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup, and the Backup Utility will start. Note while you can try to use this Wizard with the Home Edition of XP, the results can be unpredictable, and the disks created with this Wizard in XP Home are maybe unreliable. Microsoft has acknowledges this.

Remove Read-Only Setting on Copied Files:


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Remove Read-Only Setting on Copied Files. By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com If you copy files from a CD to your hard drive, all of the files come with a read-only setting, which can really be a pain if you want to open them and make changes. You can use the attrib command from a command prompt to take off the Read-Only setting. To do this, open a command prompt (Click Start -> Run, type cmd then click OK). Change to the location where the read-only files are (for instance, if they are in the c:\temp folder, type "cd c:\temp" without the quotes). Type the following, then press Enter: attrib -r . /s Now your files won't be read-only. Here is the full syntax for the attrib command: ATTRIB [+R \| -R] [+A \| -A ] [+S \| -S] [+H \| -H] [[drive:] [path] filename] [/S [/D]] + Sets an attribute. - Clears an attribute. R Read-only file attribute. A Archive file attribute. S System file attribute. H Hidden file attribute. /S Processes matching files in the current folder and all subfolders. /D Processes folders as well. Prevent Windows XP CD Burning. By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com A great new feature of Windows XP is a native CD burning capability. If you do not want this feature to be available for an XP computer, however, you can disable it with the following Registry change" Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Name: NoCDBurning Data Type: REG_DWORD Value: 00000001 Caution frequent backup the Registry before editing.

Outlook Express Stationery:


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Using Stationery feature to add a background Outlook Express. By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com Using the Stationery feature to add a background. To use this feature, open OE, then choose Options from the Tools menu. On the Compose tab, under the Stationery section, check (click) next to Mail. Then click the Select button to view the available stationery options (if you check the Show Preview box, you can see a thumbnail view of the stationary in the right-hand section of the window). Select the stationery you would like to use, then click OK twice to get back to Outlook Express. Now when you compose a new message, it will be created on the fancy Stationery background. Related: More Software Review Pages! - WinXP Basics 4 beginners - WinXP Updates & add-ons - Spy Software Reviews - More Windows XP Tip Pages! Download More OE Stationery Tip! By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com In the previous tip, I mentioned a way that you can use Stationery in Outlook Express email messages. You can download more selections right from the Internet. In OE, choose Options from the Tools menu. On the Compose tab, in the Stationery section, simply click the Download More button. That will bring you to this Microsoft web page from which you can start the download wizard which will walk you through various options to download more stationery templates. After downloading, these new selections will be available to you by following the instructions from the previous tip. Related: WinXpFix All Windows XP Tips List! - WinXP Basics 4 beginners - WinXP Updates & add-ons - Spy Software Reviews - More Windows XP Tip Pages! Be a Friend! E-MAIL This Page Link to a Friend! Enter recipient's e-mail: CLICK HERE TO Accelerate your Internet speed up to 375% No Risk Free Trial, Free Software Offer!