Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide (Bpg-Other)

If you want to hack the XP registry this is the book. If you need to know where items in the registry are located, this is the book. Reccomend. Annotation This title for power users and IT professionals is the authoritative source for information on the Windows XP registry and how to modify it to suit your administrative and personal needs. The Windows registry contains profiles for each user of a computer plus information about system hardware, installed programs, property settings, and more. Modifying the Windows registry gives users the utmost control over the PC, but it's been somewhat of a dangerous black art -- until now. This title is the complete reference to working with the Windows XP registry -- including everything from registry hacks for power users to management and deployment guidance for IT professionals. The book includes troubleshooting hints, common workarounds, and a guide to how to use the new registry editor. Written by a recognized expert -- the author of six books on the Windows registry -- this book is the authoritative resource for readers who want or need to work with the Windows registry. Highlights include chapters on pinpointing registry settings and scripting registry changes, dealing with registry permissions, using Windows Installer, and mapping Tweak UI settings to actual registry values.

This title for power users and IT professionals is the authoritative source for information on the Windows XP registry and how to modify it to suit your administrative and personal needs.

The Windows registry contains profiles for each user of a computer plus information about system hardware, installed programs, property settings, and more. Modifying the Windows registry gives users the utmost control over the PC, but it's been somewhat of a dangerous black art — until now. This title is the complete reference to working with the Windows XP registry — including everything from registry hacks for power users to management and deployment guidance for IT professionals. The book includes troubleshooting hints, common workarounds, and a guide to how to use the new registry editor. Written by a recognized expert — the author of six books on the Windows registry — this book is the authoritative resource for readers who want or need to work with the Windows registry. Highlights include chapters on pinpointing registry settings and scripting registry changes, dealing with registry permissions, using Windows Installer, and mapping Tweak UI settings to actual registry values.

Discover how to customize the registry-and how to take care of it-with this no-nonsense primer. It reveals little-known Windows registry techniques, tricks, tips, and secrets to make the tasks of IT professionals and desktop power users easier. Describes how the registry affects Microsoft Windows XP and Office XP, covering such topics as creating user profiles, deploying settings with Windows XP and Office XP, and building Windows Installer package files. The registry has a subtle but important role in Microsoft Windows XP.