Help on HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup   

Hello!

According to MSDN 
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/75814.mspx) 
the drive and path component of files listed under the FilesNotToBackup 
subkey are optional.

My question is, if drive and path are not specified, what are they 
assumed to be?

For example, is "\Pagefile.sys" equivalent to "%SystemDrive%\Pagefile.sys"?

I know it works out that way, I was just wonder what the official word was.

Thanks in advance!!!

-Anton

date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:05:41 -0400   author:   Anton Hinds no.email@please

Re: Help on HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup   

Anton Hinds wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> According to MSDN 
> (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry/75814.mspx) 
> the drive and path component of files listed under the FilesNotToBackup 
> subkey are optional.
> 
> My question is, if drive and path are not specified, what are they 
> assumed to be?
> 
> For example, is "\Pagefile.sys" equivalent to "%SystemDrive%\Pagefile.sys"?
> 
> I know it works out that way, I was just wonder what the official word was.
> 
> Thanks in advance!!!

The backslash (\) is part of the path and it points to the 
%SystemDrive%.  %SystemDrive% is a system variable.

John

date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:53:22 -0300   author:   John John