Understanding Your System Registry

by LeVoltz on 29. Sep, 2009 in How-To Share

One of the many different databases arrangements a computer uses in order to save configured information is your system registry. It contains information about various programs hat you have installed as well as hardware and setting interface information. This database arrangement is only seen on Windows 95 and later versions.

Each different version has a different System Registry. It is possible to change it, but it is a difficult process and not encouraged.

It works with several different categories. These can be seen in Windows Explorer.

Your System Registry usually looks like this:

+HKEY_CLASES_ROOT
+HKEY_CURRENT_USER
+HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
+HKEY_USER
+HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

It is a favorite target for viruses. They attempt to change the System Registry or add value to the ones located on the Registry. These include: missing search, missing folder option, disabled command prompts and disable Registry. Using the Dispose/Change System Registry Function can easily solve these problems.

Menu Search Missing
If you would like to restore your search menu, type REG and then:

HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer
/v NoFind /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f on the Run Menu. Click OK and reboot the computer.

Folder Option Missing

If you would like to restore the Folder option, change Value 1 to 0 on
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentversion
Policies Explorer.

Command Prompt Disabled

You just need to enter REG add HKCUSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystem /
v DisableCMD /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f on the Run menu. Click OK and reboot the computer.

Registry Disabled

Type REG DELETE HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem /v DisableRegistryTools /f on the Run Menu. Click OK and reboot the computer.