Part III: Registry in Deployment

Chapter List

Chapter 9: Scripting Registry Changes

Chapter 10: Deploying User Profiles

Chapter 11: Mapping Windows Installer

Chapter 12: Deploying with Answer Files

Chapter 13: Cloning Disks with Sysprep

Chapter 14: Microsoft Office XP User Settings

Chapter 15: Working Around IT Problems

Part Overview

There are two ways to deploy Windows XP and other applications: throw them out there and see what sticks, or carefully plan and design configurations. I prefer the second option, and that's the point of this part. You learn how the registry fits into the deployment of Windows XP.

This part begins with building and deploying user profiles. Then you learn about the registry settings for Windows Installer and how to remove errant Windows Installer–based settings from the registry. Three chapters in this part are about how to deploy settings with Windows XP and Office XP. And the last chapter in this part describes how to fix a variety of IT problems that have solutions in the registry. This part of the book is primarily for IT professionals.