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Windows Registry

Sep 8, 2013 2:42AM PDT

Hi guys! I really need some informations about Windows Registry, I need to know something (brief) about their role, usage, implementation and analyzing techniques. I need these informations for WXp, W7 and W8. Can someone help me? Ty in advance

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All that is on the internet.
Sep 8, 2013 2:44AM PDT

But did you try the MSDN site?
Bob

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Let's start when it started. 1995.
Sep 8, 2013 2:55AM PDT
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Sep 8, 2013 5:17AM PDT

Yeah, I tried, but the information up there is few or not what I need. I found a book writen by some guys from Microsoft, and that helped me with a part of my project, but know I got stuck at making a discussion on xp, 7 and 8...

ty for your answer

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Can you be more specific?
Sep 8, 2013 6:04AM PDT

I used that search and it is exactly what I need to begin learning about the registry.

Sometimes we find folk asking a question like this and they had some other goal or need but didn't want to tell the forum that they wanted to get around some time limit in a trial of some software title. While that would involve the registry, that's a different question.

As presented, I think the answers so far are great.
Bob

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See Windows 7 Help & Support
Sep 8, 2013 2:51AM PDT

I went to Help & Support on my Windows 7 system and typed in REGISTRY. I got 30 hits. You could also do a search at the MS web site. That's a good place to start. I caution you though about getting into the registry; a lot of people have gotten themselves in serious trouble fooling around with it. You can easily render your system unusable by making changes there.

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Sep 8, 2013 5:14AM PDT

Believe me I searched all over the web but I can't seem to find what I need. I just want some simple informations about the mini subjects I wrote up. I don't want to modify my registry, I just have this silly project/study to do about windows registry on xp, 7 and 8...

Ty anyway for your help