How To Export WinNT Registry Entries from a Command Prompt

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SUMMARY

The contents of the Windows NT 4.0 registry can be exported to a text file without starting Registry Editor.

Additionally, a specific registry key can be designated for export with only the contents being exported.


MORE INFORMATION

To prevent dialog boxes from appearing when you run Registry Editor, you can add a switch to Regedit.exe at a command prompt to export all or part of the Windows NT registry. This makes it a transparent operation and no user input is required.

The syntax for Regedit.exe is documented in the "Windows 95 Resource Kit" on page 1025.

The additional parameters for Regedit.exe are:

REGEDIT /e File_name.reg regkey_name

File_name.reg - Specifies the text file name to which the Registry should be exported.

Regkey_name - Optionally specifies the key to be exported.

Examples

To transparently export the registry to a text file, click the Start button, click run, and then type regedit /e c:\output.reg.

To export a registry key, add the specific location to the command such as:
regedit /e c:\output.reg

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Idconfigdb

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Keywords          : kbenv nthowto NTSrvWkst 
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: February 17, 1999