Windows 98 Registry for Dummies,9780764504372

Windows 98 Registry for Dummies

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Edition: CD
ISBN13: 9780764504372
ISBN10: 0764504371
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-08-01
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
List Price: $29.99

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Summary

Improve the reliability, speed, security, and ease of use of a computer with this "For Dummies" title. The book includes all readers need to know to troubleshoot the top 20 most common Registry problems. The CD-ROM contains a free version of Norton Utilities, plus REGMON and FILEMON, shareware Registry utilities, and free trial versions of several commercial utilities.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(10)
Part I: Hitting the Trail: Introducing the Registry 11(100)
Chapter 1: Why Do I Need to Know about the Registry?
13(22)
Chapter 2: Before You Embark: Backing Up the Registry
35(26)
Chapter 3: Editing the Registry without a Registry Editor
61(22)
Chapter 4: Getting Your Gear Together: Registry Editors from Antelope to Zebra
83(28)
Part II: It's a Jungle Out There: The Registry Structure 111(54)
Chapter 5: Where the Files Are
113(14)
Chapter 6: What You Must Know to Use REGEDIT: The Registry's Logical Structure
127(20)
Chapter 7: Making Hardware Work with Plug and Play
147(18)
Part III: Blazing Your Own Trail: Registry Customizing 165(94)
Chapter 8: Customizing SETUP for Easier, Cleaner Installations
167(16)
Chapter 9: Customizing System Policies for Security and Safety
183(14)
Chapter 10: Customizing User Profiles So That Mowgli Always Sees Mowgli's Icons
197(18)
Chapter 11: Customizing the Desktop for Speed, Form, and Function
215(24)
Chapter 12: Customizing the Active Desktop and Internet Explorer
239(20)
Part IV: Expert Hunting: Registry Mastery 259(34)
Chapter 13: Tracking and Hacking
261(14)
Chapter 14: Keeping the Registry Lean, Mean, and Efficient
275(18)
Part V: Escaping from Quicksand: Registry Troubleshooting 293(34)
Chapter 15: Twenty Tricky Registry Problems (And Solutions!)
295(20)
Chapter 16: Restore and Restart as a Last Resort
315(12)
Part VI: Trekking Onward: The Part of Tens 327(22)
Chapter 17: Ten Registry-Related Internet Sites
329(4)
Chapter 18: Ten Registry Tricks--Useful and Otherwise
333(12)
Chapter 19: Ten Non-Windows Registries
345(4)
Part VII: Appendixes 349(38)
Appendix A: Glossary 351(18)
Appendix B: References and Resources 369(8)
Appendix C: About the CD 377(10)
Index 387(19)
IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., End-User License Agreement 406(2)
Installation Instructions 408
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