MCSEGuidetoMicrosoftWindowsXPProfess……11章节.pptVIP

Guide to MCSE 70-270, Second Edition, Enhanced 70-270: MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Professional Second Edition, EnhancedChapter 12: Working With the Windows XP Registry Objectives Understand the function and structure of the Registry Describe the purpose of the Registry keys and the hive files to which some of them map Use the Registry editor and various other Registry tools Work with Registry storage files and fault tolerance Objectives (continued) Restore and protect the Registry Work with Registry tools in the Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Windows Registry Overview Registry Hierarchical database of information about system’s configuration Stores information essential to Windows XP Information for Microsoft and third-party applications Information stored comparable to that stored in initialization files Takes the place of .ini files Not a text file Windows Registry Overview (continued) Changes made to system configurations through Control Panel applets are applied to Registry database Some settings can be established or changed only by editing the Registry directly Must use Registry editor to edit Registry Designed for programming ease and speed of interaction for processes Windows Registry Components Key Subkey Value entry Value Windows Registry Components (continued) Data types: Binary DWORD String Multiple String Expandable String Hierarchical Registry Structure Windows Registry Not a complete collection of configuration settings Holds only exceptions to defaults Must know exact syntax, spelling, location, and valid values to add new entry Always edit with extreme care Windows Registry (continued) Loaded into memory from files on system startup Written from memory back to the files on shutdown Important Registry Structures and Keys Keys and subkeys control Windows behavior HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Controls local computer Includes information about: Hardware devices Applications Device drivers Kernel services Physical settings