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by taylorl1

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Does anyone know of a good reference manual dealing with windows registry, the complete understanding of how the registry system works and how to find tune it to make if function better.

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by thechas

The registry is a constantly changing and moving target in relation to documentation.

I would start with any books published by O'Reilly for your version of Windows.

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/registry

http://www.oreilly.com/

Then, there is a registry guide at www.winguides.com

Microsoft Press and the Technet section at Microsoft.com also have some good reference material on the registry.

My best tip for improving performance from the registry, is to keep the registryas small as possible.

Clear out keys that relate to removed hardware and software.

Clean out file location and typed input lists.

Chas

by funinalaska

There are numerous software like Norton Utilities, and my current one Registry Mechanic, which you can download, use search bar for location, that you can use for 30 days that has a good interface and easy to understand explainations for registry values. Try checking one of those out.
Hope this helps, Kim

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