Configuration Management and the Registry

This chapter provides some examples of problem-solving tasks that involve changes made to the Registry using Registry Editor. The topics in this chapter include the following:

• Solving users' environment problems with the Registry
• Making sure the system always starts
• Changing driver and service configuration data
• Managing user profiles through the Registry

Caution

Editing entries in the Registry is equivalent to editing raw sectors on a hard disk. This is a dangerous undertaking—you can easily make mistakes so that the computer can no longer be started.

Wherever possible, you should use Control Panel, the programs in the Administrative Tools group, and Windows NT Setup to change the system configuration.

Use extreme care if you follow any procedures described here for changing the Registry directly using Registry Editor.