Export the Registry (Compact 7)

3/12/2014

You can export the registry of a Windows Embedded Compact powered device as a registry file (.reg) or a text file (.txt) by using the Remote Registry Editor. The exported file is a backup of the changes that you made to the registry of the device.

To export a registry as a .reg file

  1. In the left pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, click the Registry node for your device.

  2. In the middle pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, select the section of the registry that you want to export.

  3. In the Remote Tools Shell window, on the File menu, click Save file from Registry Editor.

  4. Browse to the location where you want to save the .reg file.

  5. In the Save As dialog box, in the File name box, type a name for the file.

  6. Click Save.

The registry file is saved to the location of your choice.

To export a registry as a .txt file

  1. In the left pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, click the Registry node for your device.

  2. In the middle pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, select the section of the registry that you want to export.

  3. In the Remote Tools Shell window, on the File menu, click Save file from Registry Editor as.

  4. Browse to the location where you want to save the .txt file.

  5. In the Save As dialog box, in the File name box, type a name for the file and append the .txt extension to the name. Do not use the .reg file name extension.

  6. Click Save.

The .txt file is saved to the location of your choice. You can then view the contents of the exported file with a text editor of your choice.

See Also

Concepts

Remote Registry Editor