Registry Error Message

[ill]

Everytime I try to backup HKLM and HKU using regedit I get an error message:

Registry Editor

Cannot export D:\Hives\Local Machine: Error writing the file. There may be a disk or file system error.

I am trying to export the above mentioned hive to my second hdd. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Thanx for your help ppl.

WinXP Pro SP2

[ill]

Is what I am asking a nonsensical question, or is it that no one can provide me with an answer?

[Wilhelmus]

Does your account have rights to read from those registry hives and rights to write to D:/Hives ?

Try doing that with Administrator.

Have you tried using REG commandline utility?

REG EXPORT HKLM\ D:/Hives/LocalMachine.reg

[ill]

Wilhelmus,

First allow me a moment to thank you for your reply.

Thanx.

I have no problem saving HKLM as a .reg file. I can do that using regedit.

I know that I can open HKLM and save each sub hive as a hive file, I've done that using regedit too, but I can't save the whole kit and kaboodle. Is this the way WinXP is set up or is there something that I'm doing wrong?