CIOS 110 Lesson 2

The Registry is a place where the computer stores all of the information about the computer, including hardware, drivers, etc. It is set up in a tree structure. Most reconfiguring of Windows involves editing the Registry files. In Windows XP, there are two Registry editors: REGEDIT.EXE (the original editor) and REGEDT32.EXE (a new editor added with Windows NT). Although the newer editor, REGEDT32, is more powerful, its search function is not as capable. Therefore, a general rule of thumb is to search with REGEDIT and edit with REGEDT32. To access either of these editors, select Start > Run and type either "regedit" or "regedt32" in the dialogue box.