Mastering Windows XP Registry

Peter D Hipson

ISBN 10: 0782129870 / ISBN 13: 9780782129878

Published by Sybex, 2002

About this Item

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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mastering Windows XP Registry
• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782129870
• ISBN 13: 9780782129878
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

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

About the Author

Peter D. Hipson is an author, consultant, and teacher. When not writing computer books, he can often be found teaching computer science at the local college, where he says he “ruins the lives of hundreds of unsuspecting college students every year.”