I made a full system backup the other day and want to know if I could restore the whole thing if the fresh reinstall I’m planning doesn’t work out and I want to go back to how it was.

Thanks!
Thanks P. I had also made a registry export but had forgotten that regedit won’t handle some entry types that regedt32 will.

I’ll export the whole thing and also each user’s settings separately.

I’m A+ certified from way back – started doing support in the DOS/Win3.0 days – but I’ve never had occasion to restore or reinstall a Windows system from scratch. I’ve always been able to keep them running clean long enough to make a new low-end system the better option. Been out of the game as a pro for a few years too.

Thanks again!
I’m going to keep this Q open in case anyone else has some tips too.

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