It depends on your system it cloud be in either of these area
1 HKEY_CURRENT_USER
2 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
I hope this helps
All configuration data about the computer including information about device drivers and devices used at startup is contained in the registry. Errors in the registry are often the cause of degraded computer performance.
The Windows Registry is a collection of data used to store information about Windows, Windows applications, and hardware. A registry error will typically fall into one of two categories: # Missing value - A program is trying to retrieve a value from the registry, but that value does not exist. # Incorrect value - A program is retrieves a value from the registry, but the value has been changed to be something it should not be. A registry error is an error that occurs when the computer encounters a problem with some of the system files which are called registries. These registries are edited quite often and so errors can occur every so often. Programs such as Norton 360 fix registries so they are easily run by the computer. Be careful however as there are a plentiful amount of programs out there that 'claim' to be proper programs but in fact they can contain viruses or 'scareware'.
The computer's main memory (RAM) is physical hardware used to help the computer quickly access information that it uses a lot. That is the space in which the operating system and running programs reside. The registry is a collection of files stored on your computer's hard drive that contains information and configuration information for the operating system and other programs installed on your computer. Parts of the registry may be stored in your computer's RAM while the computer is running. In the past, Windows used a collection of .INI files wherever any programs were located to store the configuration information. Then starting with Windows 95, they consolidated it into two files, and into even more files in Windows NT and 2000. Now there are 6-7 files called "hives" which comprise the system registry.
The 3 types of information that is kept in windows registry are Operating system, Configuration data, and hardware.
The _____________ is a large hidden file where Windows XP finds information about all of the hardware, software, and various settings and user options.
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.
To remove the error you should run a registry cleaner program on your computer. The registry of your computer contains the configuration and settings files and if there's a problem with the files it will cause an error on your computer. Registry cleaners will identify problematic files in the registry and help you repair or remove them.
Per "Guide To Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Seventh Edition" text book by Jean Andrews: (Page 707) Device Manager reads data from the HKLM\Hardware (hkey_local_machine) key to build the information it displays about hardware configurations.
Hkey_users
1. Hardware and software configuration information 2. Application settings 3. Users preferences
A computer error is a problem your computer experience is running files and processing information. Errors are commonly caused by corrupted files in the computer registry. Running a registry cleaner for Windows registry repair will help prevent errors and keep your computer running fast.
Hkey_classes_root