On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:47:59 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:29:41 -0700, BeeJ wrote:

I need to get back to my "pristine" Win7 state sometime after I install
and run some new software. ...
... Remember that the "prostine" state is NOT a Win7
pristine install but a Win7 install with a bunch of applications I am
installing that I then call my "pristine" state.

Two options come to mind.

1. Do an image or clone backup before installing the software so you can
return to that image after.

2. Use one of the programs that will snapshot the registry before an
installation and take another snapshot afterwards. The difference
between the snapshots reflects the changes made by the installer.

+1

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Char Jackson