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The Registry is a database that stores your computer hardware,software,security,user settings or profiles,and property settings for folders and programs. When you perform a normal full boot of your computer,Windows process the information in the Registry to properly configure your computer. For example,the Registry contains information on hardware devices and resources (such as IRQs,I/O addresses, and DMA channels)assigned to both Plug and Play and legacy devices. During booting Windows uses this information to identify and configure hardware devices,reconfigure hardware devices (if necessary), and update the Registry. Microsoft recommends that you use tools, such as Device Manager, the Control Panel, and property sheets, to make configuration changes, rather than opening and editing the Registry. If you open the Registry and make a mistake while you are changing a configuration setting, you might not even be able to use your computer, or you might introduce errors in its hardware and software configuration so that it does not function properly. It's also important to note that if you open and make a change to the Registry, Windows does not warn you if the change you made in incorrect.
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What is the purpose of Registry First Aid?
The purpose of the software "Registry First Aid" is to clean and fix registry errors on Windows computers. The software does an analysis of the registry and file system and will prompt the user for repairs to enhance speed.
What is the purpose of first aid?
The purpose of the software "Registry First Aid" is to clean and fix registry errors on Windows computers. The software does an analysis of the registry and file system and will prompt the user for repairs to enhance speed.
What is the purpose of the system registry?
the purpose is to collect and store configuration settings of Windows components, installed software/application/hardware and more.
How do you clear the registry in Windows XP?
download registry cleaner to clean up registry erros from your windows xp.
What is the so-called Windows Registry?
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.
What is the registry on a motherboard?
There is no "registry" on a motherboard. The Windows Registry is stored on the hard drive.
How can you open the registry editor in Windows XP?
Start > Run > Registry Editor > Windows XP
What folder holds the windows registry?
C:\Windows\system32\restore, C:\Windows\registry\backup, C:\Windows\system32, C:\Windows\registry, C:\Windows\system32\config, C:\Windows\system32\config\RegBack
Error- you don't have privillages to edit registry?
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.
Where can one learn more about a Regtool?
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").
Is the password on the registry in vista?
There is no password to access the registry on Windows Vista.
What is systemdat?
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).
