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If you want to manually restore a specific section of the registry from a previous System Restore snapshot, or access some specific keys from an older version of the registry, you can do so by getting access to those files and then exporting sections f ...

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This tutorial provides instructions for replacing your current registry with a backup to fix a possibly damaged registry without needing the PC to boot.