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What kind
of person would be interested in the Windows
Registry? Is it just
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box!
The
Registry for Newbies takes you behind the scenes with a
gentle introduction, revealing the why and how of this
powerful database. Why it does what it does and how it's
done.
Then you
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Master
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It's
simple, even though it's complex. Like anything else
having to do with computers, you can be the master. Just
take things a step at a time, and give yourself some
time.
The
Registry for Newbies takes you from the very basics of
explaining what the Registry is, to giving you a tutorial
to use to make changes. All safe. All tested. And all
very interesting. You can tell your friends, "Yea,
I'm hacking the Registry." They may think you've
gone mad, but it's your computer, and you make it do
things you can't even dream about. And
"hacking" is just a term for trying new things.
Forging your own path. No machete needed!
Techie
skills not needed
You don't
need programmers to write special programs, and you
certainly don't need to understand computer science. You simply
follow along in the step by step instructions, at your
own speed. Tom Glander has written this electronic guide
in much the same fashion as his acclaimed Windows for
Newbies eBook. It's easy to follow, and it's fun.
Here's an
example of the style and content used in the Registry for
Newbies...
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The
Registry: Getting Acquainted
Introduction
The Windows Registry
is a database where all the information about your
computer is stored. Everything from colors, installed
applications, or changes you make in Control Panel,
are included in the Registry database.
If you want to extend
the customization of Windows, you'll need to
understand the Registry, and how it works.
It is possible to
break Windows by changing the Registry. Any changes
you make should be done with caution. If you take the
simple step of making a backup copy of the Registry,
you virtually eliminate the possibility of disaster.
This is explained in detail in another chapter. Users
of Windows for Newbies will find this a very simple
operation to perform.
Getting
to know you
The Registry is edited
with a tool found in your Windows folder. That tool
is the Registry Editor. It's called Regedit.exe and
is included with Windows for the purpose of viewing
and editing the Registry.
To start the Registry
Editor, all you do is type "regedit" into
the Run line of the Start Menu. You'll see the
following window displayed in Figure
1-1:
Figure
1-1. Registry Editor window
This is
where you'll do your editing. The left pane is the
tree view with folders called keys.
The right pane shows the contents of the currently
selected folder. The contents are called values.
The items in the left pane aren't really folders,
they're just called folders in order to give them a
convenient method of naming and displaying the
information.
Here's
the Registry Editor with a key selected, displaying
its values in the right pane, shown in Figure 1-2:
Figure 1-2. Keys and
values displayed
Each key can contain
other keys, as well as values. Each value contains
the actual information stored in the Registry itself.
Keys are shown in the left pane, and values are shown
in the right pane.
There are three types
of values: String, Binary, and DWORD. Their use is
determined by the program that created them. To
display a value, click on the key (folder) of choice
and look at its value in the right pane. To expand a
key, click the plus sign next to it, or double click
on the folder.
"Doctor, It's
Time to Operate!"
The Registry Editor
allows you to perform the following operations:
- New keys or values
can be added by choosing the location for the new
object, and selecting New from
the Edit menu.
- Rename any existing
value and almost any key with the same method
used to rename files: right-click and select
Rename, click twice on the name slowly and type
the new name, or select the name press F2.
- Delete a key or
value by clicking on it and pressing the Del
key, or right-click and select Delete.
- Search for text in
a key or value by selecting Find
from the Edit menu.
- Refresh the
displayed portion of the Registry by selecting Refresh
from the View menu.
Miscellaneous
Bits
Drag and drop won't
work with any keys or values. The Registry path is
the location in the Registry that is described by the
series of nested keys. For example, if you're looking
for a particular value in the Microsoft key under
SOFTWARE, which is under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, the
registry path would be:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft.
The next
chapter covers the six keys and how to make them
unlock your computer's potential.
There
are 23 chapters in this eBook.
Chapter
titles include...
-
Explaining
Registry concepts in Plain English
-
Structure
of the Registry with pictures
-
Demystifying
Registry settings
-
The
Big Picture: Another angle
-
Total
coverage of the Six Keys and what they unlock
-
Backing
up the Registry with safety
-
Making
backups that don't reside on your hard drive
-
Total
customization of your PC using the Registry
-
Reference
tables or Hex Roots, and Class IDs
-
Class
IDs explained in plain language.
-
And
more.
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