How can the registry be restored?
In no-start scenarios, to get a list of CAB files, you have to run ScanReg /restore from MSDOS-mode. In almost every case that ScanReg is needed, the restoration or repair of the registry will be performed automatically. If the registry is corrupt, you will not have to make any choices. The only times that you will need to select which registry to restore, is if something is installed that is keeping your computer from starting and the registry is not corrupt. In that case only, you can run ScanReg /restore and select from a backup. Note: When ScanReg performs a restore, automatic or otherwise, it backs up the current registry in a Rbbad.cab if it was corrupt, or in a Rb00##.cab if it was good. ScanRegW creates an Rb00##.cab file where ## increments from 1 to 99 (5 is the default setting). The files are compressed cab files just like the files on the Windows CD-ROM. This gives you the ability to restore a backup of the registry that you know was working. If ScanRegW is run and the comp
