The windows XP registry consists of several files, loaded together they constitute the "registry"/
These files are Software, System, SAM, Security, Default, and UserDiff. They are located in Windows\System32\Config and are usually hidden or considered protected system files.
One other registry file is called NTuser.dat and is located in the users Documents and Settings folder.
System.da0, and User.da0
You can't edit your registry manually. registry is crucial part of windows where aall configuration files saved.
Very carefully. Here is a free program that will help clean your registry. http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptpruner.asp If you are referring to spyware then you need a spyware removal program. I recomend Ad Aware Personal, its free and works great. You can download it from www.lavasoft.com VERY CAREFULLY! It takes one slip to accidentally delete one file.. and your done. You can download a cleaning utility to help you, it's kinda risky to go in and start deleting files. Yes I would download a registry cleaning utility such as PCTOOLS Registry Cleaner - rids you of corrupt path files etc, compacts your registry to save space, and optimizes your system so that it runs faster. There are a few free registry cleaning utilities out there, you just have to look around. I don't recommend going in to your registry and deleting files, unless you want to stuff your PC up that is...COMODO Registry Cleaner 1.0.17.23 Fix errors and optimize the performance of the Windows registry!The COMODO Registry Cleaner was designed to be a tool developed to fix errors and optimize the performance of the Windows registry. This tool is very careful with the registry and never deletes a registry entry if this could harm your system. For safety reasons, COMODO Registry Cleaner makes automatic backup before cleaning the registry entries.You can also use CCleanerAdvanced OptimizerIn my opinion, there is no 1 best registry cleaner. You have to be careful with your selection, make sure you can backup your registry before you make any changes and choose a product that can clean, defrag, optimize your system and offer support.Hey, guys, I want to recommend you a software "tuneup360". It's very easy to handle and of course very powerful, you can have try, I'm sure it can improve your computer performance.
On a local PC you can have an access to registry settings through registry editor. It allows you to have a low-level access to system settings and export them to .reg file. Using registry editor you even can access to registry on a remote computer. But registry editor wasn't designed to work with multiple remote PCs simultaneously. If you need to export registry keys from multiple PCs, you can benefit from the features of EMCO Remote Registry Exporter. EMCO Remote Registry Exporter is a tool that was designed to work in the network environment to export registry keys from one or multiple remote PCs. It can be used it if you need to check registry data on remote PCs or backup specified registry keys. Registry keys and values are extracted by the application from remote PCs and are stored in .reg files, created for every PC, so you can use them to find required information or use later on to restore registry settings. To initiate remote registry export operation you only have to define a list of keys to export and a list of PCs where export should be performed
If the registry entry is persistent, you have a hidden process running. The only way to get rid of this is to physically remove the hard drive from the computer and install it as a slave drive in another one (with an antivirus program, of course!). First scan the drive with the antivirus program. Then open Windows Explorer, then go to Tools -> Folder Options. In the Folder Options box, click the View tab. Select "Show hidden Files and Folders", apply, and OK. Browse to the drive and open the Windows folder. Legitimate Windows .exe and .dll files are not hidden, nor are legitimate program files. You can safely delete any hidden .exe or .dll files. If your not sure, Google or Live Search the EXACT file name. Legitimate Windows file names are well documented. It will be time consuming, but you will be able to get rid of it with this method eventually.
One can set up and manage a baby registry online on Walmart's website. In addition, one can frequently also create a baby registry in-store at the customer services desk.
By default, a backup of the registry system is in My Documents. This can be changed in the system default settings.
it's a part of system restore files
The Windows 95/98 registry is contained in two files, System.dat and User.dat.
The difference between the Regedit and the Scanreg utilities is that the Scanreg creates backup for your registry files. The RegEdit edits the registry.
For backing up your Windows registry before using a registry cleaner, simple open Run, input "regedit", and your registry will pop up. Click "File", and select "Export", then you can backup your registry file to any location on your computer.But actually you don't have to do that. Most well-designed registry cleaner & optmizer has the function for automatic backup. That backup, is to backup the registry repair. If any problems happen after the registry change, then you can undo the change with the backup.
Files called "hives".
In Windows 95, 98, and Me, the Registry is contained in two hidden files in your Windows directory, called USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT.
The files which store the copy of your original data are called backup files. In windows backup files are created by NTbackup utility and windows backup and restore utilities. These backup files have .bkf file extension.
There are several files in Windows 98, far more than just two.
No, but since Windows uses the registry to locate files on the computer, I would recommend against clearing the registry
C:/System Volume Information.
system.dat or restore.sys