How to Remove and Backup Registry Entries

If you no longer encounter problems running programs in Safe mode, the issue is mostly likely due to programs that are loading while the Windows 2000 computer is booting. This post provide computer support tips to remove corrupted  registry and Backup registry entries in windows 2000.

Programs that are a part of the boot process for Windows 2000 are generally added to one of the following locations:

The Startup folder under the Programs menu.
The Run line for all users in the registry.
The Run line for particular users in the registry.
The “load” entry for all users in the registry.

Note: Because the registry is the location for all computer and program settings for Windows 2000, it is necessary to make a backup of the registry and particular registry entries in case you are no longer able to boot after editing the registry.

To back up the Windows 2000 registry:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup.
2. On the General tab, click Emergency Repair Disk and follow the provided directions.

The Startup folder icons are loaded from two locations. To remove these entries:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar and Start Menu Properties.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Advanced.
3. Open the Startup folder for the user account with which you logged on, and then click Cut on the Edit menu.
4. Create a SysDriversBak folder, create a UserStartup folder under the folder, open the UserStartup folder, and then click Paste.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 2 and navigate to the All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder.
6. Click Cut on the Edit menu, navigate to the SysDriversBak folder, create an AllUsersStartup folder, and then click Paste.

To remove values for the Run line in the registry for all users:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3. Open the Run key and note the entries on the right pane.
4. For each value except for the Default value, click the value, click Export Registry File on the Registry menu, navigate to the SysDriversBak folder, and then save the file using the following naming convention
HKLMRun_(valuename)
where (valuename) is the name of the value that you are exporting.
5. Click Delete on the Edit menu.
6. Repeat these steps for each value under the Run key.
7. Check the related RunOnce and RunOnceEx keys to see if a program was not completely installed and repeat steps 3 through 5, except that you need to change the naming convention to reflect RunOnce or RunOnceEx.

To remove values for the Run line in the registry for the user account with which you are logged on as:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
3. Open the Run key.
4. Highlight the first value below Default (value not set), click the value, click Export Registry File on the Registry menu, navigate to the SysDriversBak folder, and then save the file using the following naming convention:
HKCURun_(valuename)
where (valuename) is the name of the value that you are exporting.
5. Click Delete on the Edit menu.
6. Repeat these steps for each value under the Run key.
7. Check the related RunOnce key to see if a program was not completely installed and repeat steps 3 through 5, except that you need to change the naming convention to reflect RunOnce.

To remove value data under “load”:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
3. If the value “load” (without quotation marks) has any value data, click Export Registry File on the Registry menu, navigate to the SysDriversBak folder and save the file as HKCUload.
4. Double-click the “load” value and clear the value data.
5. When you have completed these steps, restart your computer, and test.

If the problem no longer occurs, then you should merge the values in the following suggested order:

1. Startup icons from both the All Users group and the user account with which you log on
2. HKCURun_ values
3. HKLMRun_ values
4. HKCUload

To add the icons for the Startup menu:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
2. Navigate to the SysDriversBak folder that you created earlier, open the AllUsersStartup folder, click Select All, and then click Copy on the Edit menu.
3. Navigate to the following folder, and then click Paste:
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
4. Navigate to SysDriversBak\UserStartup folder, and then click Copy on the Edit menu.
5. Navigate to the following folder, and then click Paste:
\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
where username is the name of the user that you have logged on as.
6. Restart your computer and test.

Note: To More about registry go through Fix File Faliure Error Registry Entry.