Index R

R

recent documents, 419

Recent folder, 264

recovering from disasters, 79

Recovery Console, 81

commands, 82

opening from the list of operating systems when the computer boots, 81

opening from the Windows XP CD, 81

re-creating values, 61

redirecting special folders, 86, 135

REG files

comparing, 210

comparing with Reg.exe, 215

comparing with WinDiff, 210

comparing with Word 2002, 213

creating manually, 241

default action for, 114

deleting keys with, 242

editing, 238

exporting keys to, 239, 248

exporting settings to, 239

file formats of, 238

importing, 248

from older versions of Windows, 51

sample of, 238

setting values with, 238

special characters in, 242

value formats in, 241

values in, 38

Reg.exe

command-line syntax, 244

comparing REG files with, 215

writing scripts with, 242

REG_BINARY values, 398

REG_DWORD values, 72

Regedit

controlling, 114

creating bookmarks in, 39

disabling for some users, 32

Favorites, 39

improvements in Windows XP, 34

in older versions of Windows, 31

preventing from automatically importing REG files, 115

preventing users from running, 32

printer output appearance, 47

saving settings, 34

registry, 3

access, auditing, 198

adding keys and values, 244

auditing, 216

comparing keys and values, 246

copying keys and values, 247

default permissions in, 194

deleting keys and values, 246

entries, adding/removing, 347

entries, importing to a transform, 348

history, 7

importing files to, 49

merging REG files into without prompting, 115

monitoring, 218

preventing local access to, 200

printing, 46

removing programs from, 64

restricting remote access to, 200

searching, 36

security, managing, 5

settings, repairing, 288

size of, 30

tattooing, 148

Registry Editor, 27. See also Regedit

registry keys, auditing, 217

registry management tools

Console Registry Tool for Windows (Reg.exe), 27

Microsoft Word 2002, 27

Registry Editor, 27

WinDiff, 27

Registry Monitor, 122

registry snapshots, comparing, 122

registry-based policies, 149

deploying, 175

extending, 153

setting, 151

states, 151

Regmon, 219

request types and data, 220

RegSnap, 211

RegView, 211

reinstalling devices, 62

remote backups, 58

Remote Desktop, enabling remotely, 376

removing

components, 361

keys and values, 255

policy tattoos, 367

programs from the registry, 64

registry entries, 347

Windows Installer data, 294, 296

renaming

desktop icons, 91

keys, 46

values, 41, 46, 57

repairing

broken policies, 153

registry settings, 288

resorting the sort order, 107

restore operation checkpoints, 67

restore points, 66

creating, 68

restoring

backup files, 58

checkpoints with scripts, 73

original application settings, 64

original permissions, 189

REG files, 58

system state data, 78

restoring hive files to keys, 249

restricting remote registry access, 200

Resultant Set of Policy (RsoP), 181

Resultant Set of Policy Report, 183

roaming user profiles, 268–69

coexistence with earlier versions of Windows, 283

configuring multiple accounts for, 271

managing, 272

vs. mandatory user profiles, 269

using, 270

root keys, 16

HKCC, 16

HKCR, 16

HKCU, 16, 391

HKLM, 16

HKU, 16

rooting Windows Explorer at a folder, 99

running

programs, 436

programs at startup, 114

script files, 253

Tweak UI, 119