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Q111284: Service Pack 2 Backup Program Doesn’t Back Up Registry Hives

Article: Q111284
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbother
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Backup program included in U.S. Service Pack 2 does not back up registry
hives.

WORKAROUND
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To temporarily work around this problem, install an earlier version of the
Backup program.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Windows
NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the
latest U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query
on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


Additional query words: prodnt failure broke

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Keywords          : kbother 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : :3.1

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