Extracting registry entries for games when formatting windows

[Schnippzle]

Not possible. Is boils down to Microsoft don't want you to do it, so to remove or replace anything with registry functionality will need to be done at OS level, and will inherently break other functionality and render your OS useless.

Not sure if Im do not understand you completely, but surely in the case of game patches it would be possible to find the location of a game from within the registry if the game name is searched for (might be able to check this at home). If that can be found, then surely the registry strings in question can be exported for later use in case of a format?

I know I do not completely understand the functions of the registry nor how those functions work. I'm just spitting ideas, so please pardon any wildly incorrect assumptions.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

That would work, yes.. but then you could just export your entire registry and import it again after a format.

 

[Dutch Guy]

That would work, yes.. but then you could just export your entire registry and import it again after a format.

Which might give you no end of problems as you are importing a lot of crap.

I have never understood why Microsoft relies on a registry and DLL's on the OS partition, they should allow all DLL's needed for a game to be installed in the game directory and not bother with the registry for games.

 

[Schnippzle]

That would work, yes.. but then you could just export your entire registry and import it again after a format.

Surely that would also import all the malware, viruses and unwanted crap that the format would have gotten rid of in the first place?