Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User’s Guide 183
Backing up and restoring registry files
Note
This feature has been deprecated and removed from the product in a later release.
Copy registry files of selected computers using the Back Up Registry task and save the
registry file settings to a selected directory. You can also create a Restore Registry
task to copy the registry settings to a managed computer.
1. Enter the directory path to back up or restore registry files.
2. The Computers with registry files in this directory field displays the names of the
computers whose registry files will be captured in this directory.
3. Select the required pre-boot environment from the Automation pre-boot
environment (DOS/WinPE/Linux) drop-down list to perform the Backup and
Restore task in the selected pre-boot environment. The Default Automation (Auto-
select) type is selected.
4. Click Advanced if Windows was installed on client computers in a directory other
than the default. Enter the correct path to the root of the Windows directory.
Select Include registry information for all users to back up registry keys for
all user accounts.
Note
If you clear this check box, only the Administrator and Guest user accounts are
backed up or restored.
5. Click Next.
6. (Optional) Set Return Codes. See Setting up return codes on page 193.
7. Click Finish. The task appears in the Task list for the job.
See also Modifying tasks in a deployment job on page 190.
Getting inventory
Use this task to gather inventory from an individual computer or a group of client
computers. This ensures that the Deployment Database is updated with the latest
computer properties information, which includes the following information:
z Applications
z Devices
z Drivers
z Hardware
z Location
Copy registry settings by adding the Back Up Registry task when building
new jobs. Restore registry settings by adding the Restore Registry task.
See Building New Jobs on page 134.
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