Understanding Registry
Registry is a database that Windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences, and setup information.
Registry can be access by clicking Start | Run | Type Regedit.exe
NOTE: Before making any registry modification, make sure you know what your are doing and make sure to backup the registry.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Contains information about file associations and OLE data. (This branch of the tree is a mirror of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes.)
HKEY_USERS
Includes user preferences, including desktop configuration and network connections.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
If there is only one single user of the system, this is a duplicate of HKEY_USERS. For a multiuser system, this key contains information about the current user preferences.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Contains information about hardware and installed software.
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
Contains the same information in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config and has information about printers and display fonts.
HKEY_DYN_DATA
Keeps information about Windows performance and Plug-and-Play information.
Click the following link if you want to learn how to Export and Import the Registry.
Registry can be access by clicking Start | Run | Type Regedit.exe
NOTE: Before making any registry modification, make sure you know what your are doing and make sure to backup the registry.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
Contains information about file associations and OLE data. (This branch of the tree is a mirror of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes.)
HKEY_USERS
Includes user preferences, including desktop configuration and network connections.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
If there is only one single user of the system, this is a duplicate of HKEY_USERS. For a multiuser system, this key contains information about the current user preferences.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Contains information about hardware and installed software.
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
Contains the same information in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config and has information about printers and display fonts.
HKEY_DYN_DATA
Keeps information about Windows performance and Plug-and-Play information.
Click the following link if you want to learn how to Export and Import the Registry.