I'm running windows 2000 so no system restore. the backup does say ".reg". I will try the regedit import.... but curiously when i went to the registry location, where a key was reported missing, it was still there.
So the program that uses the key file reported it missing. The backup file listed it when i viewed it in notepad but when i went to that location in the registry, it was still there????
I've reinstalled two programs that i couldn't live without. Is there any chance of further error if i import the backup using the method you suggested?
Thanks!