Using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240184 I'm able to open SAM, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM reg hives, but I do not know the next step to get them copied in a different backup folder? I get Access Denied when I try to use BackupRead API. Any help is much appreciated!
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A:
BackupRead is not a magical function that lets you read any file. For starters, you need to run as a user with backup privilege. Secondly, you must respect the FilesNotToBackup registry key. You also have to call CreateFile with FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS. But even with that in mind, I'm not sure if it's the bets way to backup the registry.
MSalters
2009-10-16 13:52:38
Thanks for the answer! I'm aware of all that but still can't copy these files. I know for sure that there is a way, because there are many programs doing that - just have to learn more about security of the objects...
sea
2009-10-18 10:25:22