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Backup your registry in Windows 95.

1. Restart your computer. Press the F8 key when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu. 

2. At the command prompt type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line: 

cd windows 

attrib -r -h -s system.dat 

attrib -r -h -s user.dat 

copy system.dat *.bu 

copy user.dat *.bu 

NOTE: This procedure assumes you do not have any files named System.bu or User.bu. If you do have files by this name, such as a backup of the System.ini file, select a file name extension that is not currently in use. 

3. Restart your computer. 

To restore your registry files, follow these steps: 

1. Restart your computer. Press the F8 key when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu. 

2. Type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each line: 

cd windows 

attrib -r -h -s system.dat 

attrib -r -h -s system.da0 

attrib -r -h -s user.dat 

attrib -r -h -s user.da0 

ren system.dat system.daa 

ren system.da0 system.da1 

ren user.dat user.daa 

ren user.da0 user.da1 

copy system.bu system.dat 

copy user.bu user.dat 

NOTE: This procedure assumes you do not have any files named System.daa, System.da1, User.daa, or User.da1. If you do have files by this name, select a file name extension that is not currently in use. 

3. Restart your computer.

Caution Using the Registry Editor incorrectly can cause data loss or even operating system failure. Be careful when directly editing the registry.

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