[pyritechips]

I am using the new Xq-xsetupv6.2 tweak. It is far more complex than TweakUI (and therefore, potentially more damaging ).

There is one new option that appears to have merit: Instead of the 5 backups available in scanred /restore, it allows up to 99!

I have set my W98se to save 30 as an experiment. I have yet to try it on W2k. (If I mess up, why mess up both OS's? )

I will update as soon as I see any results. For example, I will track how many backups are actually saved. But I need your help: I can't remember where they are saved. Is it IN C:\windows\system? I would do a search but I can't remember the file extension either!

[Deke40]

You can increase the backups past 5 but probably will not be able to access all of them. They are in Windows\Sysbckup.

To fully use them read these:

<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,17147,pg,5,00.asp"><font color="Red">Change Number Of Registry Backups</a>
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<a href="http://www.pcnineoneone.com/howto/regback3.html?"><font color="Blue">Bobstur's Batch File For Registry Restore</font></a

[Linkmaster]

Hi PC,
Just missed you I guess! The extension is .DAT (system.dat & user.dat) in 98 I think. Not sure about 2000. Also if you increase the amount of backups then hard drive space is also taken. You might look here and here for win 2000 info.
Jim , found another: Here!!

[mischiefschild]

This may sound kind of stupid, but since the 5th backup usually dont work when restoring, why would you want to have more than five??

[Ratboy]

You can still access the older ones, you just have to do a little more work to get to them.

Registry Backup Not Listed in Registry Checker Tool

[brendandonhu]

I don't know if maybe it backs up the registry as .dat but, when you export the registry, ie make a manual backup it saves as a .reg file.