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Windows 98 Registry Handbook

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This book covers the Windows Registry in superb detail. I recommend it to anyone desiring to understand how Windows uses the Registry. It will teach you how you can use the Registry to tweak the Windows user interface. Editing the Registry is safe as long as you follow the safety guidelines set forth in the early chapters of this book. Don't buy the Dummies book (or any other Dummies book for that matter) unless you are a dummy. The typical power user needs something more technical. This is the book for him.

This book has the same strengths and weaknesses of all reference books on Windows 98. Each provides useful knowledge but none are able to cover every major procedure, issue, or problem in Windows 98. Perhaps, that is the underlining problem with Windows; too many topics to cover in one book.

I am not fond of Windows95/98/ME but there is nothing on the market that is close to it, unless you decide to join the other eight users of Apple computers.

This book provides good useful information but it does not give enough specific instructions about tweaking the registry. This book finishes a close second to "Win 98 Registry; Little Black Book" which is loaded with that type of information. I use both books and consider both very valuable reference materials.

If you plan to work in the registry, you will need this book.

I've read a lot of other registry books that just tell you how to do frivolous things like change the Start Menu or Control Panel icons, and I've seen even more books that give advice that doesn't work. This book has neither of those problems. It is full of useful information from front to back, and there is no fluff to slow it down. If you are a network administrator like me, you'll learn lots of great ways to remotely customize your workstations (along with Windows Scripting Host, this book has changed the way I do things). If you just want to hack your machine to make it better, this is also the best book for you.

I've read a couple of books on the registry. Some are strong in one area, but omit important information elsewhere. This book has it all. It is easy to understand, and covers not just the registry, but tools and techniques that are omitted by other books and Microsoft's own (weak) documentation. By the end of chapter three, I had learned more from this book than any other. Well worth the money

Wow! Jerry Honeycutt has written the best Registry book of any Windows version. Clear, concise, and more. What can I say. From Beginners to Experts this is a must. Worth every penny.

This book is very read able and has a lot of usefull information and tips. A must have if you are tasked to support 98 or if you have questions for personal use.

A friend of mine gave me this book to help me automate my roll out of windows 98. I have created a number of useful tools with the help of Jerry Honeycutt's book. I highly recommend Jerry's book to any Desktop Administrator who wants to make life easier.

i did not get a cd rom with my windows 98 can you please tell me were i can get one or is there a place on the internet were i can download it please reply back to me thank you yvonne

This is one of those books that didn't need to be written because it adds nothing new versus the other books on the market. No glaring mistakes, but not as much value here as in 'Windows 98 Registry for Dummies'. Dummies (and I normally don't like them) covers same ground but has good CD, and foldout key map (I made mine into a mouse pad). Writing styles a matter of taste. Honeycutt is very much a Microsoft cheerleader (his Win2000 Pro book reads like one long ad). Dummies writer is more objective, wittier.