Tweak Library – Change the default disk utilities for the file backup utility

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Change the default disk utilities for the file backup utility (Windows 98/ME)

This setting lets you control the default tools used for Windows disk management Backup.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me

Description:

This setting lets you control the default tools used for Windows disk management Backup. Changing the values will alter the programs used when you right-click a disk in My Computer > Properties > Tools.

Backup option is given to you, when the existing drive is compressed through DriveSpace.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a string value name, “Default”, if it does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with the valid path for backup.exe to enable the setting.

Click “OK” and close the registry editor.

After logoff or system restart, changes take effect.

Note:
The Default value for Windows 98 / ME is: C:\Windows\Backup.exe

To return the value to the default either set it to a value above or delete the entire sub-key.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\BackupPath\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

(Default)

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

valid path for Backup.exe

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

'Backup' option call's the changed user defined utility.

'Backup' option call's the default Microsoft's utility.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\BackupPath\], right-click on "(Default)" and click on 'Modify'.

Finally, enter the value "User Defined Path" Without quotation in the text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.