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SCANREG: General
Scanreg
Command line switches
If you have fond nightmares of working with system.dat and user.1st files,
you'll appreciate Scanreg, the Windows 98 Registry maintenance
utility.
Windows 98 comes with a handy Registry maintenance tool called the
Registry Checker. Each time you start your system, the Registry
Checker automatically creates a backup of the Registry in the
\Windows\Sysbckup folder. If you investigate that folder, you'll discover
that Registry Checker actually keeps five backup copies of the Registry in
compressed format as Rb001.cab, Rb002.cab, and so on.
You can
manually back up the Registry any time you want. To do so, load the System
Information utility (Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools), pull
down the Tools menu, and select Registry Checker. As soon as you
do, the Registry Checker will scan your Registry for errors and then
prompt you to make a backup. Click Yes to replace the oldest backup file
with the new one.
If you ever find that you need to restore from a Registry backup, reboot
your system to an MS-DOS prompt and then type
Scanreg /RESTORE
on the command line to see the switches available. Now, just follow the
on-screen instructions to view your backed-up Registry files and restore
the most recent one.
How
to Customize Registry Checker Tool Settings
This article
describes how to customize the Registry Checker tool by manually
editing the Windows\Scanreg.ini
file.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q183603
(W/98/se/ME Sept. 10, 2001)
Description
of the Windows Registry Checker Tool (Scanreg.exe)
When you
start your computer successfully, Windows Registry Checker
(Scanreg.exe) creates a backup of system files and registry
configuration information (including user account information,
protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences) once
daily.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q183887
(W98/ME Jul. 6, 2001) |
SCANREG: Errors
Registry
Checker Continues to Detect Registry Damage
Windows registry
is damaged. Windows will restart and try to fix the
problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q186909
(W98/ME Jul. 25, 2001)
"Out
of Memory" Error Running Scanreg.exe with /Fix or
/Restore
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q187680
(W98 Feb. 6, 1999)
Error
Messages Encountered with Low Disk Space
Visual C++ Runtime
Library Error. Program C:\<%windir%>\Scanregw.exe, R6016, not
enough space for thread
data.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q193903
(W98 Sept. 26, 2001)
Error
Message: Restore Operation Failed
When you attempt to manually
restore a previous copy of your computer registry using the Scanreg
command with the /restore switch (Scanreg /restore), you may
receive the following error message:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q220878
(W98/se Dec. 8, 2000)
"SCANREG
/RESTORE" Command May Not Restore Registry
When you use the
SCANREG /RESTORE command at a command prompt in MS-DOS mode to restore the
registry, you may receive an error message stating that the registry was
not
restored.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q228779
(W98 Nov. 21, 2000)
Custom
Scanreg.ini Is Replaced with Default File During
Upgrade
After you upgrade your Windows 98-based computer to
Windows 98 Second Edition, your custom Scanreg.ini file may be
replaced with the Windows 98 Second Edition version of the Scanreg.ini
file.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q232578
(W98se Jun. 9, 1999)
Scanreg.exe
Does Not Back Up User.dat Files When Using User Profiles
When
you configure Windows to use user profiles and run the Windows Registry
Checker tool (Scanreg.exe to back up the computer registry, the
User.dat files that are associated with each profile are not backed
up.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q245147
(W98 Nov. 20, 1999)
"System
Restore Operation Failed" Error Message When Restoring Previous
Registry
When you restore a previous registry using the
Scanreg /restore command, you may receive the following error
message:
Microsoft Registry Checker. or System restore operation
failed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q245412
(W98/se Feb. 1, 2001) |
Scanreg Command Line switches
Windows Registry Checker
Usage: SCANREG [/<option
>]
<option > /? : Displays usage.
/BACKUP : Backup
the registry and related system configuration files.
/RESTORE : Choose
a backup to restore.
/FIX : Repairs the
registry.
/COMMENT="<comment >" : Adds the specified comment to
the CAB file while backing up.
/AUTOSCAN : Automatically scans the
registry.
/SCANONLY : Scans the registry and displays a message if any
errors are found.
FILENAME : Scans the registry file specified and
displays a message indicating whether or not any errors were
found.
/OPT : Optimizes the registry by removing unused
space.
Command-Line
Switches for the Registry Checker Tool
This article describes
the command-line switches you can use when you run the MS-DOS
version (Scanreg.exe)
or the Windows version
(Scanregw.exe) of the Registry Checker
tool.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q184023
(W/98/ME Jul. 6, 2001) |
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