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Registry what does that mean? Registry entries, Registry entries? what do
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"leza" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... Registry what does that mean? Registry entries, Registry entries? what do these mean?? Can I find a simple explanation or web site to explain this for newbie!! thanks a lot. I suspect a Google search for "Registry", "Registry Entries", and/or "Windows Registry" will turn up more than you ever wanted to know! -- callsignviper The truth is out there. You just have to look in the right places and ask the right questions. |
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"leza" wrote in message
ble.rogers.com... Registry what does that mean? Registry entries, Registry entries? what do these mean?? Can I find a simple explanation or web site to explain this for newbie!! thanks a lot. On Windows machines the registry is a place that stores a lot of settings about your computer. It contains things like informations about your hardware (processor name, speed etc), settings for some programs (like Internet Explorer), file associations (that is, it tells the computer which application to open a certain file type in (eg. open .doc files in Microsoft Word)), settings that are used in Windows (eg. when someone is looking around in the Start Menu, how long the delay is until the submenu is displayed), everytime you install a program entries are made in the Registry (which store the name of the program, and how to uninstall it) so when you go to remove a program (using Control Panel) the list of programs being displayed is coming from the Registry. Click Start - Run and type regedit and press enter. This will run the Registry Editor. Don't change anything (it is possible to stuff up your computer), but you can have a look around safely. You will see there are 6 folders. You can browse these just like you can browse files in Windows Explorer. As per the other post, Google should be able to fill in the specifics. Gareth |
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