Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Scripting Guide
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Most of the time, managing the registry involves little more than backing it up on a regular basis. Although the registry is constantly being accessed and modified, both the Windows operating system and Windows applications typically take care of these activities for you; you will rarely need to directly manipulate the contents of the registry.
However, you might need to occasionally work directly with the contents of the registry: reading, changing, creating, enumerating, and deleting entries and subkeys. This is due to the fact that the registry stores important configuration information that affects so many components of Windows itself (as well as applications and services running under Windows). For example:
Do not try to memorize configuration settings stored in the registry. Instead, try to develop a sense for the types of things that you can expect to manage by modifying values in the registry. The best sources of information about registry settings are: the Resource Kit Registry Reference, MSDN® Web site, and Knowledge Base articles. Although many third-party sources provide information about the registry, do not rely on the accuracy of third-party information when it comes to the registry. If you find a registry entry referenced in a third-party source, try to verify the information provided by consulting the Resource Kit Registry Reference or another source available from Microsoft.
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