Backup and Restore Your Registry

Manual steps to back up the registry in in Windows XP

1. Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe, and then click OK.


2. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Create a restore point, and then click Next .


3. On the Create a Restore Point page, type a name for the restore point and then click Create


4. After the restore point has been created, click Close.

Note If System Restore is turned off, you receive a message that asks whether you want to turn on System Restore now. Click Yes. Then, in the System Properties dialog box, click to clear the Turn off System Restore check box, click OK, and then repeat this step.


* Manual steps to restore the registry in Windows XP



Use System Restore to undo registry changes in in Windows XP


1. Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\System32\Restore\Rstrui.exe, and then click OK.


2. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next .


3. On the Select a Restore Point page, click the system checkpoint. In the On this list select the restore point area, click an entry that is named "Guided Help (Registry Backup)," and then click Next. If a System Restore message appears that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make, click OK.


4. On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration and then restarts the computer.


5. Log on to the computer. When the System Restore confirmation page appears, click OK..

Speedup boot up sequence by defragmenting all key boot files tip

Here is a simple trick with which you can decrease your boot-up time simply follow the below steps:

Step 1:   Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT.

 Step 2: Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction. 

Step 3:   In right hand panel look for Enable. Right click on it and set it 'Y' for enable. This is the way I have it set on my computer. This will help speedup boot time.

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Turn Off XP Animations

You can turn off window animation ("exploding" windows), displayed when you play around with minimizing/maximizing open windows. This makes navigating Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP a lot quicker, especially if you don't have a fast video controller, or if you got tired of seeing it all the time (like I did). :) To do this, run Regedit (or Regedt32) and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Control Panel | Desktop | WindowMetrics or if you are the only user of your Windows computer go to: HKEY_USERS | .Default | Control Panel | Desktop | WindowMetrics Right-click on an empty spot in the right hand pane. Select New -> String [REG_SZ] Value. Name it MinAnimate. Click OK. Double-click on "MinAnimate" and type 0 to turn OFF window animation or 1 to turn it ON. Click OK. Close the Registry Editor and restart Windows. Done. TweakUI, the famous Microsoft Power Toy [110 KB, free, unsupported] can also turn off animated windows.  Just remove the check mark from the "Window Animation" box under the General tab.