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Is it true that the windows registry keeps track of a computer's peripheral devices software preferences and settings?
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What kind of information is stored on a computers registry?
1. Hardware and software configuration information 2. Application settings 3. Users preferences
What is the computer's registry?
The Registry is a database used to store settings and options for the 32 bit versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 95, 98, ME and NT/2000. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, software, users, and preferences of the PC. Whenever a user makes changes to a Control Panel settings, or File Associations, System Policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the Registry.
How do you change registry settings?
Using the regedit utility tool.Programmatically.Import a registry key.Use a different registry editor, eg a registry cleaner.Install a program.Warning:If you do not know much about computers or the registry settings, it is recommended that you do not change the settings as you could cause your computer to crash and/or be unable to start up. Even seemingly minor changes can lead to programs not working correctly.1. You can go to "run" & then write "regedit" there. The Registry Editor program will open to the root key. Using the interface, you can change your registry settings there.2. Use code to examine, insert, delete or change registry keys3. Have a registry file, and import it. Your computer may be set-up to automatically import keys upon clicking on such a file.4. There are many Registry Cleaner programs out there which can change registry settings. Warning, many are fake and are in fact malware/scareware designed to get you to buy programs or give out your information.5. Installing a program generally changes some registry settings automatically. This depends on the program.
What is Windows 95 Microsoft Registry?
used to store much of the information and settings for software programs, hardware devices, user preferences, operating system configurations, and much more.
The Windows Registry that comes with the program Windows for computers is used for what purpose?
it is a complete settings bank where windows stores many different types of information, including preferences, programs to use for different file extensions, priviledges, and almost everything that you can imagine. It can be edited and viruses can use it to compromise your computer.
Where are the user preferences on WikiAnswers?
Registered users can edit their user preferences (settings) by clicking the "My settings" link in the blue sidebar.
Customized settings are recorded in?
They are located in the registry
What is the list of settings stored in windows?
Registry
What is Administrative Templates?
The GPO settings is divided between the Computer settings and the User settings. In both parts of the GPO you can clearly see a large section called Administrative Templates. Administrative Templates are a large repository of registry-based changes (in fact, over 1300 individual settings) that can be found in any GPO on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. By using the Administrative Template sections of the GPO you can deploy modifications to machine (called HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the registry) and user (called HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry) portions of the Registry of computers that are influenced by the GPO. The Administrative Templates are Unicode-formatted text files with the extension .ADM and are used to create the Administrative Templates portion of the user interface for the GPO Editor.
What is the use of registry on a computer?
In a Windows-based computer, the system registry is a place designed for storing all of the settings within Windows and the applications. It is a collection of very important files that Windows needs to even boot. They store where everything is, all the settings, etc. Not all programs are compliant with the registry and may store their settings in private files. The registry was designed for getting away from all the settings file clutter and for having a common place for all settings for every application you use. Windows 3.1 used INI files, and while most versions of Windows will use them, the preferred place is the registry.
What is registry file?
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.
Which files store all the settings of a Windows XP installation?
Registry
