Ipower web hosting - Chapter 14 Managing the Registry Introducing the Registry
Chapter 14 Managing the Registry Introducing the Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 Managing the Registry. . . . . . . . . . . . . .425 Understanding the Registry Backing Up and Restoring Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 the Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434 Registry Root Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Maintaining the Registry . . . . . . . . . . . .437 Registry Data: How It Is Stored Securing the Registry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441 and Used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Everyone who accesses a computer, whether in a workgroup or on a domain, at one time or another has worked with the Microsoft Windows Registry whether the person realizes it or not. Whenever you log on, your user preferences are read from the Registry. Whenever you make changes to the system configuration, install applications or hardware, or make other changes to the working environment, the changes are stored in the Registry. Whenever you uninstall hardware, applications, or system components, these changes are recorded in the Registry as well. The Registry is the central repository for configuration information in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Applications, system components, device drivers, and the operating system kernel all use the Registry to store settings and to obtain information about user preferences, system hardware configuration, and system defaults. The Registry also stores information about security settings, user rights, local accounts, and much more. Unlike Microsoft Windows NT, in domains, it no longer stores information about domain accounts or network objects because the related settings are managed by the Active Directory directory service as discussed in Part 7, Managing Active Directory and Security. With so much information being read from and written to the Registry, it is not only important for administrators to understand its structures and uses, it is essential. You should know the types of data the Registry works with, what type of data is stored where, and how to make changes if necessary. This is important because often when you must fine-tune system configuration or correct errors to stabilize systems, you ll be instructed to access the Registry and make such and such a change. Generally, the instructions assume you know what you re doing. Unfortunately, if you attempt such a change and really don t know what you re doing, you could make it so the system won t boot at all. So, with this in mind, let s look at how the Registry works and how you can work with it. Part 4: Managing Windows Server 2003 Systems
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