1.   Before starting make a backup of any important files - just to be on the safe side.

2.   Make a backup of any work you do on the computer.

3.   At least make a backup of your Registry.

4.   Be sure to make a backup of your Registry before you attempt to do this.

5.   Before you test your own computer system, be sure to make several backups of all your applications and data.

6.   All of them also routinely make compressed backups of everything deleted, unless you order otherwise.

7.   But be safe and make a backup yourself.

8.   Coppola learned his lesson -- he started making backups.

9.   Every time you start up, it checks the Registry and makes a backup.

10.   Finally, Windows makes a backup of the Registry for you, and you can use that to get yourself out of a jam.