registry

[tad214]

one more quick question guys. could anyone tell me where i could find some information regarding what each and everything in the registry means and or is used for? you are probably asking yourself why? i just want to extend my computer knowledge a bit. lol thanks in advance for any and all help. DALE

 

[Nothinman]

Good luck, MS doesn't document a lot of their keys and any program can add keys wherever they want. You can poke around MSDN or a certain product's docs to see if they document their keys, but you'll never find an exhaustive list of keys because it's not possible.

 

[tad214]

yeah, that's what i was thinking. just making sure. thanks for the repl anyway. have a good night. DALE

 

[bsobel]

one more quick question guys

could anyone tell me where i could find some information regarding what each and everything in the registry means and or is used for

This made me laugh
Bill

 

[tad214]

that's wonderful. and you thought you were having a bad day.

 

[darktubbly]

Clicky clicky. It's nowhere near a complete guide to the registry (I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy), but it has some links to suggested books and whatnot.

 

[Smilin]

You would probably be wise to start with a good book on it. With some time you can get a pretty firm grasp on the system hive but the software hive is filled with mostly 3rd party information that varies too much for a definative guide.

Learn how to make a good backup of the registry and how to restore it in case of a dead server. After that, just go jump in to it feet first.