Summary of Administrative Tools for the Registry

The following table summarizes the tools provided with Windows NT (in addition to Registry Editor and Windows NT Diagnostics) that you can use to administer the Registry.

Table 11.2 Tools in Windows NT for Registry Management

Tool

Description

Backup

Back up Registry hives as part of a tape backup routine

Emergency Repair disk

Restore default hives to the system

File Manager

Apply access controls to Registry Editor and hive files


The following table summarizes the tools on the Resource Guide disk that you can use to administer the Registry. For details about these and other utilities provided with the Windows NT Resource Kit, see the RKTOOLS.HLP file on your Resource Kit disk.

Table 11.3 Tools on the Resource Kit Disk

Tool

Description

REGBACK.EXE

Creates backups of Registry files

REGENTRY.HLP

Documents Windows NT Registry entries

REGINI.EXE

Makes Registry changes by script

REGREST.EXE

Restores Registry hives using the ReplaceKey function