Tip: Manually back up the Windows XP registry

        The Windows XP registry is very large, it collects configuration and status information related to hardware and software, as well as various settings related to the user. In order to prevent registry corruption, we need to back up the registry frequently. Everyone knows that the Windows 98 registry can be manually backed up. In fact, the Windows XP registry can also be manually backed up.

In Windows XP, the system configuration file is saved in the "Config" directory under "System32", including Sam, System, Software, Default and other unsuffixed files, and the corresponding log file; The user profile is saved in the "Documents and settings\\Username" directory under the Windows XP installation directory, mainly with Ntuser.dat and the corresponding log file. When

manual backup Windows XP registry, simply copy the above files to a different directory on it. If you are using multiple operating systems, you can back up these files on other operating systems. If the Windows XP installation partition uses the NTFS file system, you can start the recovery console program and use the Copy command directly to back up. The recovery console program can be installed using the "i386\\winnt32.exe /cmdcons" command on the Windows XP installation CD.