Mastering Windows XP Registry (Paperback)

by Peter D. Hipson (Author), Peter Hipson (Author) "SOME USERS OF WINDOWS know exactly what the registry is a system designed to cause users and administrators to lose their hair..." (more)
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Product Description
--This book teaches you about the Registry architecture and how it can be monitored and modified to suit your administrative and personal needs. --Registry coverage for users of Windows XP Home Edition, Professional, and .NET Server versions. --Experienced Windows users moving to the XP/.NET platform, power users, administrators who manage Windows XP/.NET and maintain clients, and programmers interested in manipulating the Registry from their applications will find this an essential reference. --Includes total coverage of the Windows XP/.NET registry, plus scores of undocumented tips and tricks from a Windows master.

From the Back Cover
Expert Advice for Windows XP Power Users

Created for Windows power users and anyone who aspires to be one, Mastering Windows XP Registry provides focused, practical coverage of Windows' most important-and most challenging-element: the registry. Inside, you'll learn to customize Windows XP, optimize the network, and avoid scores of potential disasters, all by working with registry settings. If you're a power user, a system administrator, programmer, or consultant, this guide is absolutely essential.

Coverage includes: Understanding registry keys and data types Applying the secrets of the most important registry keys Adjusting the Windows GUI through registry settings Using the registry in networking Optimizing performance by editing registry settings Working with registry tools Recovering from disasters Eliminating unwanted keys, entries, applications, and files Taking advantage of the registry in your own programs Tracking registry changes made by applications Navigating registry entries

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Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 2nd edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782129870
• ISBN-13: 978-0782129878
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #606,759 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's... OK, March 18, 2004

By A Customer

This book is an alright registry book. Unfortunatly it doesn't really get into actually editing registry entrys until late in the book. This book might be OK for users new to messing with the registry but if you have been doing it for a while and want to more advanced stuff with the registry I'd look elsewhere. I will say though, it has a trick for showing your computer on a network as multiple computers, that's kinda cool.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for the XP registry., September 20, 2005

By	S. Patrick (Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very nice reference to check out entries in the XP registry.