WINDOWS XP Registry from Beginner to Master

Author: Xu Yulong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book includes 7 chapters and 5 appendices. Chapter 1 introduces basic knowledge of the registry structure and focuses on the analysis of the 6 major root keys. Chapter 2 introduces the Windows built-in registry editor Regedit and Regedit32, their usage methods, backup and recovery methods for the registry, and some advanced modification techniques. It also recommends several registry-related tools. Chapter 3 further deepens the understanding of the functions of each root key through key value modifications under different root keys, while also serving as a preparatory simple exercise for the subsequent example chapters. Chapters 4 to 7 are all part of the examples section, with different focuses. Chapter 4 emphasizes improving system performance, Chapter 5 emphasizes personalization, Chapter 6 emphasizes software settings supported by the platform, and Chapter 7 focuses on security techniques and advanced applications. The 5 appendices of this book list the information content of branch subkeys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\xxxControlSetxxx\Control (Appendix 1), the corresponding file types and descriptions of some file extension subkeys (Appendix 2), some hardware CLSIDs and descriptions (Appendix 3), and registry-related functions and their returned partial error code values and descriptions (Appendix 4, Appendix 5). This book is suitable for beginners and intermediate users to systematically learn the registry, and also has some reference value for advanced users and system administrators.