Synopsis
This manual seeks to help users to unlock the full potential of the Windows 98 Registry file. It acquaints readers with the Registry's organization, and covers customizing the Registry without even using the Registry Editor (though readers who want to use the Editor will find the information they need here too). The book also covers the Registry Checker feature that allows readers to back-up and restore Registry and system configuration files. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a free trial version of Norton Utilities, including Norton Registry Editor and Registry Tracker. It also contains a number of free utilities and registry assistance tools.
From the Author
Table of ContentsCh. 1: Why Do I Need to Know about the Registry?
Ch. 2: Before You Embark: Backing Up the Registry
Ch. 3: Editing the Registry without a Registry Editor
Ch. 4: Getting Your Gear Together: Registry Editors from Antelope to Zebra
Ch. 5: Where the Files Are
Ch. 6: What You Must Know to Use REGEDIT: The Registry's Logical Structure
Ch. 7: Making Hardware Work with Plug and Play
Ch. 8: Customizing SETUP for Easier, Cleaner Installations
Ch. 9: Customizing System Policies for Security and Safety
Ch. 10: Customizing User Profiles So That Mowgli Always Sees Mowgli's Icons
Ch. 11: Customizing the Desktop for Speed, Form, and Function
Ch. 12: Customizing the Active Desktop and Internet Explorer
Ch. 13: Tracking and Hacking
Ch. 14: Keeping the Registry Lean, Mean, and Efficient
Ch. 15: Twenty Tricky Registry Problems (and Solutions!)
Ch. 16: Restore and Restart as a Last Resort
Ch. 17: Ten Registry-Related Internet Sites
Ch. 18: Ten Registry Tricks - Useful and Otherwise
Ch. 19: Ten Non-Windows Registries
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: References and Resources
Appendix C: About the CD-ROM
The CD contains demos, shareware, or trialware versions of KeyVision, MTUSpeed, Norton Utilities, Registry Search and Replace, REGMON, TweakDUN, FILEMON, CleanSweep Deluxe, DU Meter, EZDesk, First Aid 98, GHOST, NovaBACKUP, Oil Change, PowerDesk Utilities 98, Uninstaller, and WinZip 95.