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THE REGISTRY
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GENERAL

• Definition of the Microsoft Windows Registry {KB 256986} All
• How to Backup, Edit & Restore the Registry in Win XP & Windows Server 2003 {KB 322756}
• How to Manage Remote Access to the Registry {KB 314837} Win XP
• How to Distribute Registry Changes to Windows XP Computers {KB 310516} Win XP
• Registry Size Limit Has Been Removed From Windows XP {KB 292726} Win XP
• How to Remove Registry Entries Automatically {KB 171424} Win95, Win 98, Win ME (Creating .INF files for Registry key removal)

REGISTRY KEYS

• Description of the HKEY Registry Keys {KB 250409} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME (A concise summary of information stored in each of the main Registry sections.)
• Description of Typical Control Subkeys of the HKLM Registry Key {KB 250447} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME
• Definition of the Run Keys in the Win XP Registry {KB 314866} Win XP
• Definition of the RunOnce Keys in the Registry {KB 137367} All
• Description of the RunOnceEx Registry Key {KB 310593} Win XP
• Syntax for the RunOnceEx Registry Key {KB 232509} Win 98, Win ME, Win 2000
• Description of HKEY_CURRENT_USER Registry Subkeys {KB 310595} Win XP
• Description of the Subkeys Contained in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum Registry Key {KB 310592} Win XP
• Run, RunOnce, RunServices, & RunServicesOnce Registry keys & Startup {KB 179365} Win95/98, Win ME, WinNT 3.51/4.0, Win 2000

ERROR MESSAGES

• Damaged Registry Repair & Recovery in Windows XP {KB 318159} Win XP
• How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents Windows XP from Starting {KB 307545} Win XP (includes error messages that \WINDOWS \ SYSTEM32 \ CONFIG \ SYSTEM or \WINDOWS \ SYSTEM32 \ CONFIG \ SOFTWARE is missing)
• How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues {KB 822705} WinNT 4.0, Win 2000, Win XP Pro, Server 2003 (computer will not restart due to corrupt Registry hive)