It is, among other things, an automated registry verification and backup utility that was taken from the Windows NT toolbox, revamped, and then added to, and released with, Windows 98. ScanReg (Scan Registry) is more than a mere registry scanning tool. For the purposes of this discussion though, we will use the term Scanreg as referring to both versions until there is a need to distinguish between the two. ![]() “ Scanreg“, which is used in a pure MS-DOS environment (MS-DOS prompt-but not a Windows MS-DOS prompt), and “ Scanregw“, which is used within the Windows 98 Graphical User Interface (GUI) and invoked from the “Start”, “Run” command line. Windows 98 comes with two versions of Scanreg. ScanReg, while new to the Windows 9x family of operating systems, has been around for a while, as it originally was a tool that was used in Windows NT by administrators to scan the registry. This neat little tool can help you keep your computer in good shape and even save you from some unnecessary grief. If you’re wondering just what Scanreg is, and what it can do, this article should answer that for you. If you have read any of our articles pertaining to either the Windows Registry or to Microsoft’s Backup utility, you may have noticed our mention of Microsoft’s ScanReg utility.
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