If you need to
know the best ways to back up and restore the Registry, how to use the Registry
for advanced troubleshooting, or how to customize Windows systems beyond Control
Panel, this 2-day hands-on course (one PC per student) is for you. Tuition includes
workbook and CD.
1. Microsoft
Fundamentals
- A. What Does
the Registry Do?
- B. What Does
the Registry Replace?
- C. What Does
the Registry Add?
- D. Rule #1:
Saving the Registry
- E. What You
Can Do with the Registry
- F. The Registry
in Windows 9x and in Windows NT/2000
2. Backing
Up the Registry
- A. Why Backups
Matter
- B. When to
Back Up the Registry
- C. Where
to Back Up
- D. What to
Back Up
- E. Using
Free Software
- F. Using
Commercial Software
3. Editing
the Registry without a Registry Editor
- A. The Risks
of REGEDIT and REGEDT32
- B. The Benefits
of Alternatives
- C. Control
Panels and Management Consoles
- D. The SETUP
Program
- E. Windows
Explorer
- F. System
Policy Editor, Group Policy Editor
- G. Application
Software
4. Registry
Editors from A to Z
- A. Cautions
and Alerts
- B. REGEDIT
- C. REGEDT32
- D. Shareware
and Freeware Utilities
5. The Registry’s
Physical Structure: Files
- A. Core Files:
*.DAT, *.CAB, Etc.
- B. Registry-Related
Files: *.REG, *.INF, etc.
6. The Registry’s
Logical Structure: Database
- A. Basic
Components: Branches, Keys, Values
- B. Gross
Registry Anatomy: The Six HKEYs
7. The Registry,
Hardware, and Plug and Play
- A. Defining
Plug and Play
- B. Optimizing
Plug and Play
- C. The Registry
and Hardware Data
- D. The Registry
and Device Manager
8. Customizing
SETUP for Easier, Cleaner Installations
- A. Creating
a Network-Based Installation
- B. Copying
the Files
- C. Customizing
the Install with Batch Setup
- D. Customizing
the Install with INF Files
9. System
Policies and the Registry
- A. The Policy
Editors (POLEDIT, GPEDIT)
- B. User Policies
- C. Computer
Policies
- D. Policy
Templates
- E. Applying
Policies to Networks, Groups, and Individuals
- F. Policy
"Gotchas"
10. User
Profiles and the Registry
- A. When to
Use Profiles
- B. Setting
Up User Profiles
- C. What Profiles
Do to the Registry
- D. Profile
Downsides
- E. Mandatory
User Profiles
- F. Removing
User Profiles
11. Customizing
the Desktop for Speed, Form, and Function
- A. Speed:
System Settings, Common Activities
- B. Form:
Icons, File System Profiles
- C. Function:
Security, File Associations, ActiveX
- D. The Web
Desktop and the Registry
- E. Internet
Explorer and the Registry
12. Tracking
and Hacking
- A. Snapshotting
- B. Monitoring
Registry Activity
- C. Creating
and Distributing REG Files
- D. Creating
and Distributing INF Files
13. Troubleshooting
the Registry
- A. Top Ten
Windows 9x Registry Troubleshooting Tips
- B. Top Ten
Windows NT/2000 Registry Troubleshooting Tips
14. Restoring
the Registry
- A. Restoring
the Windows 9x Registry
- B. Restoring
the Windows NT/2000 Registry
15. A Baker’s
Dozen Registry Tricks
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