I have been attempting to find ANY basic documentation about the "new" registry file COMPONENTS in Win7
- specifically what problems can/will occur when restoring an older copy of the COMPONENTS hive.
I originally asked this question in the Win7 Tutorials section - on a thread about manually restoring the registry
- but after 11 days it got no responses - so am starting my own thread.
I have a basic understanding of the original four registry files SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, SECURITY, and SAM
But I have been unable to find any real technical info about how the COMPONENTS registry file is used
- and how it relates to other parts of the Windows system.
Is there already a guide you can point me to - somewhere on this website - or elsewhere?
I did a search but could not find anything.
I regularly use a registry backup program - either ERUNT or Tweaking.com's Registry Backup
- most of my registry restores have been on XP - which doesn't have a COMPONENTS hive.
- the only restores I have done on Win7 left the COMPONENTS hive alone - restoring the other 4 hives.
The first two obvious questions are:
1. What is the connection between the COMPONENTS registry file and the WinSxS Component Store?
2. When manually restoring the registry from a backup the original 4 files are well documented
- but what issues need to be understood when considering a restore of the COMPONENTS registry file.
And once I understand that one then I believe Win 8 introduces a number of additional files - including DRIVERS ????
DougCuk - Tech Support Engineer - London UK
