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REGISTRY – WHAT IS IT?

• A DATABASE-LIKE SYSTEM

• USED TO STORE DATA & SYSTEM SETTINGS INCLUDING:– INFORMATION RELATING TO

PREFERENCES AND SETTINGS OF ALL INSTALLED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

– USER PERSONAL PREFERENCES

• REPLACES: autoexec.bat, config.sys, system.ini, and win.ini

• THE REGISTRY CAN NOT BE EDITED DIRECTLY – A REGISTRY EDITING PROGRAM IS REQUIRED

• THE MOST FAMILIAR REGISTRY EDITOR IS MICROSOFT’S REGISTRY EDITOR

ROOT KEYS AND TASKS

• HKEY_CURRENT USER - Configuration information for the user profile of the currently logged on user . The user's folders, screen colors, and Control Panel settings are stored here.

• HKEY_USERS - Contains configuration information for all users; the data of HKCU is a subkey to HKU.

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - Contains configuration information that affects all users relative to O/S settings and installed software preferences.

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT - The information stored here makes sure that the correct program opens when you open a file; i.e.; what application to open when clicking on a file extension (e.g. *.doc) is stored here. This is a subkey of HKLM\ Software. There is a lot of inter-relationship between HKCR, HKLM and HKU.

• HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG - Contains information about hardware profiles – the way the user wishes to use the hardware and other settings used by your computer at system startup.

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RegSupremePro 1.0

• http:\\www.macecraft.com

• $16.95 ($18.09)

• Free 30-day trial with all features

• RegSupreme 1.2 – Stand alone registry cleaner $12.95

• Macecraft Software Company – Provider of Windows registry and maintenance utilities. Located in Finland

KEY FEATURES

• Cleans your computer's Registry

• Finds and removes hidden traces of any installed software

• Manages which programs automatically start with Windows

• Uninstalls or removes software from Windows' Add/Remove software list

• Removes operating system interface features you don't need

KEY FEATURES – cont.• Removes unneeded file types

• Removes unneeded shell extensions

• Removes items from Internet Explorer's Context menu

• Modify Windows' “Open With…” menu

• Automatically repairs found problems

• Automatic backup feature makes backups of everything the program removes or modifies

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• Operates on Windows Operating Systems

Win 95/98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP

• 808 KB required for initial install

WARNINGThe two most important things to know about

Registry Editor are that it copies your changes immediately into the Registry and that it has no Undo command. Registry Editor doesn’t wait for you to issue a File/Save command before making changes permanent. Once altered Registry data is gone forever – unless you remember the prior values and restore them yourself or have separately prepared some form of BACKUP.

BACKUP

• SYSTEM RESTORE POINT

• REGISTRY EXPORT/IMPORT COMMAND

• WINDOWS BACKUP APPLICATION OR SIMILAR PROGRAM

• RegSupremePro BACKUP PROGRAM

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