Go to "Run" (in the start menu).
Alternatively, windows-key + r brings up the Run menu.
Type "regedit" (without quotes).
Start > Run > Registry Editor > Windows XP
To access the Registry Editor on a Windows operating system you must press the Start button and click on Run. In the box you enter "regedit" and then press Enter. The Registry Editor will open.
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The Windows Registry is a crucial component of any Windows operating system. The Windows Registry contains information about the software configuration of all programs on the system.
There is no "registry" on a motherboard. The Windows Registry is stored on the hard drive.
C:\Windows\system32\restore, C:\Windows\registry\backup, C:\Windows\system32, C:\Windows\registry, C:\Windows\system32\config, C:\Windows\system32\config\RegBack
Registry is the crucial part of windows. You should not edit registry as it may corrupt your windows. You can clean your registry without going there. This is possible only with registry cleaner.
A "regtool" is used to view and edit the Microsoft Windows registry. General information on that Windows registry can be found for example at Wikipedia (article "Windows Registry"). There one can also find mre information on registry tools (chapter 3.1 "Registry editors").
There is no password to access the registry on Windows Vista.
System.dat was first used in Windows 95 and contains part of the Windows registry. The system registry is where all the Windows settings and most of the application and driver settings are stored. It is a very important file and should be left alone, though you could run a registry cleaner and a registry packer and reduce the size of it. Since XP and higher versions of Windows handle the registry more efficiently, it is best in the newer Windows versions to avoid most registry tools (though there is no harm in running a registry packer which does an internal defragmentation of the registry).
A registry file, or most would called it "Windows Registry" is a database that stores hardware, software settings and options of Microsoft Windows Operating System.