A guide for advanced users offers instruction in reconfiguring, customizing, and repairing Microsoft Windows' and Microsoft Windows NT's registery files

Following the format of the successful "Windows 95 Registry Troubleshooting", this book serves as a handbook for all system administrators exploring Windows NT. This book enables the administrator to master Registry concepts and to properly plan and implement its features, as well as solve any problems which occur. The CD contains Registry editing utilities and mass update utilities.

The Registry is a database where the operating system and software components store and verify information under the Windows NT and Windows 95 operating systems. An essential reference for programmers, this guide offers programming guidelines for accessing, maintaining, and utilizing the Registry that are unavailable from a single source.

Practical knowledge and skills of the Windows 2000 Registry database are critical for system administrators, technical support personnel, and advanced Windows NT/2000 users. This book was created to clarify many of the frequently asked questions surrounding one of the most confusing components of the Windows 2000 operating system. Offering a comprehensive overview of Registry concepts and features, complete coverage of Registry backup and recovery protocols, as well as troubleshooting the most common system problems this book should be of interest to system engineers facing challenges with the increasingly complex network. The text contains: a concise overview of the Windows 2000 Registry structure, valid data types, and data storage methods; a full chapter dedicated to securing and protecting your Registry while avoiding conflicts that create difficulties completing everyday tasks; step-by-step instructions dedicated to the various methods of backing up and restoring the Registry database; and a definition of the interface of the Registry editors, keys, and utilities for novice users. The text examines and explains multiple Registry configurations and network settings and includes instructions for fine-tuning your Registry. There are detailed descriptions of the Windows 2000 boot process and tips and techniques for eliminating boot failures. The text includes descriptions of popular third-party tools for exiting the Registry and a complete listing of additional Windows 2000 Registry information sources.

The Windows NT Registry is the repository for all hardware, software, and application configuration settings. This is the system administrator's guide to maintaining, monitoring, and updating the Registry database. Provides complete coverage of Regedit, RegEdt32, and the System Policy Editor, plus the Resource Kit utilities.

Targeting IT professionals, system administrators, and experienced users moving to the Windows XP platform, this book enables the user to master registry concepts and architecture, provides a historical overview of the registry, and outlines the differences between Windows 9x/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP registries. Special attention is drawn to the enhancements in registry architecture introduced with Windows XP, such as faster queries and removal of the registry size limitation. Covered in depth are how to properly use registry features, how to plan and implement the most appropriate registry backup strategy, and how to monitor and modify the system registry according to the administrative requirements and individual needs of the users.

This is the system administrator's guide to maintaining, monitoring, and updating the Registry database. A "must-have" for every 2000 systems manager or administrator, it covers what the Registry is and where it lives on the disk, available tools, Registry access from programs, and Registry content.