Service Pack 2 Backup Program Doesn't Back Up Registry Hives

Last reviewed: May 14, 1997
Article ID: Q111284

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft U.S. Service Pack 2 for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

The Backup program included in U.S. Service Pack 2 does not back up registry hives.

WORKAROUND

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

STATUS

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
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbother ntdistrib
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 14, 1997
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