HT201210 how can i retrieve texts from an earlier back up without changing all the other settings on my iphone?

how can i retrieve texts from an earlier back up without changing all the other settings on my iphone?

You can't. Restoring from a backup is all or none.
You can use a utility such as this one to extract the messages from the backup on your computer but you can't re-transfer the messages to the Messages app on your iPhone.
http://msb.macsupport-pr.com/

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