Troubleshooting and Configuring the Windows NT/95 Registry

• Introduction

Part I Registry Basics

• 1 The Role of the Registry
• 2 The Structure of the Registry

Part II Protecting the Registry

• 3 Potential Registry Problems
• 4 Protecting the NT Registry
• 5 Recovering from an NT Registry Failure
• 6 Protecting the Windows 95 Registry
• 7 Recovering from a Windows 95 Registry Failure

Part III Making Changes to the Registry

• 8 Automatic Changes to the Registry
• 9 Making Manual Changes to the Registry Using REGEDT32.EXE
• 10 Making Manual Changes to the Registry Using REGEDIT.EXE
• 11 Remote Registry Editing

Part IV Hardware Control and the Registry

• 12 How the Registry Controls Hardware
• 13 Windows NT and the HAL
• 14 Windows 95 and Plug and Play
• 15 Troubleshooting and Configuring Hardware Registry Settings
• 16 Questions and Answers for Hardware and the Registry

Part V Networking Control and the Registry

• 17 How the Registry Controls Windows Networking
• 18 Windows NT Networking and the Registry
• 19 Windows 95 Networking and the Registry
• 20 Troubleshooting and Configuring Networking Registry Settings
• 21 Qustions and Answers for Networking and the Registry

Part VI User Control and the Registry

• 22 How the Registry Controls Windows Users
• 23 Windows NT 4 Users and the Registry
• 24 Windows NT 3.51 Users and the Registry
• 25 Windows 95 Users and the Registry
• 26 Troubleshooting and Configuring User Registry Settings
• 27 Questions and Answers for Users and the Registry

Part VII Advanced Registry Management

• 28 System Policy Editor: Understanding Policy Files
• 29 System Policy Editor: Understanding Template Files
• 30 Managing the Local Registry with System Policy Editor
• 31 Managing Domain Computers with System Policy Editor
• 32 Managing Domain Users with System Policy Editor
• 33 Managing Windows 95 Users with System Policy Editor
• 34 Creating Custom Policies
• 35 Cloning Windows NT Systems
• 36 Cloning Windows 95 Systems

Part VIII Using Shareware Registry Tools

• 37 Increasing the Utility of REGEDT32.EXE with Additional Searching Tools
• 38 Offline Search and Replace
• 39 PowerToys
• 40 Using Somarsoft DumpReg

Appendixes

• A A Closer Look at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for Windows NT
• B A Closer Look at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for Windows 95
• C A Closer Look at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
• D A Closer Look at HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG for Windows NT
• E A Closer Look at HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG for Windows 95
• F A Closer Look at HKEY_DYN_DATA
• G A Closer Look at HKEY_USERS
• H A Closer Look at HKEY_CURRENT_USER
• I System Policy Editor Keyword Reference
• J Sample .ADM Files

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