Entries from a SYSTEM.INI file in Windows for MS-DOS on the computer when you install Windows NT will be preserved as entries under this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WOW
The following table describes where you can view or edit entries for similar purposes in Windows NT. These entries are used by applications that look for values in the SYSTEM.INI file.
Table 13.2 Registry Paths for SYSTEM.INI Sections
SYSTEM.INI section | Registry path | Description |
[boot] and [boot.description] | #SYS...\WOW\Boot and \Boot.description3; replaced by CurrentControlSet\Control | Lists drivers and Windows modules as set using the System icon in Control Panel. |
[drivers] | Replaced by #SYS...\Drivers323 | Contains a list of aliases (or names) assigned to installable driver files as set using the Drivers and Devices icons in Control Panel. |
[keyboard] | #SYS...\WOW\Keyboard3; | Contains information about the keyboard as set using the International icon in Control Panel or identified by the Hardware Detector. |
[mci] and [mci32] | Replaced by #SYS...\MCI and \MCI323 and #SYS...\Drivers.desc3 | Lists Media Control Interface (MCI) drivers as set using the Drivers icon in Control Panel. |
[NonWindows App] | #SYS...\WOW\NonWindowsApp3 | Contains information used by non-Windows–based applications as defined in PIFs for specific applications or in CONFIG.NT. |
[standard] | Standard in #SYS...\WOW3 | Contains information used by Windows for MS-DOS in standard and 386 enhanced mode. All memory management is handled automatically by Windows NT. |
1 Full path = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
2 Full path = HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
3 Full path = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion