The Windows 95 Registry : A Survival Guide for Users

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The Windows 95 Registry isn't just for professional system administrators. John Woram's The Windows 95 Registry: A Survival Guide for Users provides an excellent end-user's introduction to the registry, how to work with it, and what it can do for you.

The book kicks off with two hefty chapters that provide detailed information on the structure and purpose of each registry key and an introduction to Regedit, the registry editor. This is potentially dry stuff, but the author makes clear the practical purpose of each key and why you would want to know about it. The next chapter goes into far more detail on using Regedit for customizing Windows 95, with a concentration on customizing the look and behavior of the Windows shell. Following is a section that details the instructions for backing up, restoring, and comparing registry versions. This section is oddly placed and readers will want to absorb the information it presents before attempting the practical examples in the previous chapter. Two detailed chapters on troubleshooting a corrupt registry and interpreting registry error messages round out the book.

Professionals will probably want a tutorial that concentrates more on hardware, networking, and user administration aspects of the registry. However, this book gives power users what they want most--a clear overview and detailed instructions for shell customization and troubleshooting.

Book Description
With Windows 95, everything begins and ends with the registry: the central data repository and your key to a stress-free relationship with your PC. The Windows® 95 Registry arms you with the necessary tools to handle whatever bugs your feisty and always unpredictable computer dishes out. Windows expert John Woram explains how to look under your PCs hood with confidence and know-how.

Inside The Windows 95 Registry youll find a complete road map to the six key HKEYS, a survival guide for Plug-and-Play disasters, and step-by-step instructions for configuring INI files, IRQ settings, and Desktop settings. While you should heed Microsofts warnings about tinkering with the Registry, its often more prudent and expedient to take matters into your hands with The Windows 95 Registry.

Synopsis
A reference manual to the Windows Registry presents a complete overview of each Registry section that covers all the information needed to keep Windows running, from using RegEdit to accessing Plug and Play settings. Original. (Intermediate).

Synopsis
The Windows Registry is actually several files that maintain records of software and hardware settings for Windows. When something new is installed, the programs typically write information to the Registry, giving information as to what files they can open. This book promotes disaster recovery plans for what to do when the Registry becomes corrupt.

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