Backing up and restoring the registry

This subsection describes how to back up and restore the registry.

Organization of this subsection: (1) Backing up the registry; (2) Restoring the registry

(1) Backing up the registry

To back up the registry:

Click the Start button and then choose Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
In the input field, enter regedit and then click the OK button.
Registry Editor starts.
From the tree view, choose HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HITACHI\JP1/Asset Information Manager.
From the File menu, choose Export.
The Export Registry File dialog box appears.
Specify the storage location and file name, then click the Save button.
The backup file is created at the specified location.

(2) Restoring the registry

To restore the registry:

Click the Start button and then choose Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
In the input field, enter regedit and then click the OK button.
Registry Editor starts.
From the tree view, choose HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HITACHI\JP1/Asset Information Manager.
From the File menu, choose Import.
The Import Registry File dialog box appears.
Specify the obtained backup file and then click the Open button.
The specified backup file is restored.

Note: To use a backup file for restoration, you must specify the same Asset Information Manager version and path as when the backup was made.