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Part 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE REGISTRY AND REGISTRY MANAGEMENT
Chapter l The Windows NT Registry
Understanding the Registry
The Evolution from .INI Files
Subtree Reference
Registry Size and Construction
The Win32 API
Services
Windows 95 and the Registry
MS-DOS Applications and Windows NT
Win16 Applications and Windows NT
Registry Construction
Chapter 2 The Regisrry and Hardware Configuration
Operating System Components
Secondary Storage
Chapter 3 Manipulating the Registry Indirectly
Viewing Configuration Using WinMSD-Windows NT Diagnostics
Manipulating Indirectly via Applications
Using User Profiles to Modify Registries
Desktop Restrictions within the Registry
System Policies
Chapter 4 Manipulating the Registry Directly
Using the Registry Editor （Regedt32.exe）
Exporting Registry Data
Importing Registry Information
Other Utilities
Automating Manipulations
Other Scripting Options
Chapter 5 Manipulating the Registry through Applications
Win32 API Functions
Registering and Unregistering DLLs
Using Perl
Chapter 6 The Great Controversy
Is It a Workstation or a Server?
Actual Differences Between the Products
Chapter 7 Registry Management
Registry Secunty
Migrating Information to the Registry
Fault Management and Disaster Recovery
Chapter 8 The Registry and Windows NT Shells
the Win32 Console （Cmd.exe）
The Explorer Shell
The Program Manager
Per-User Properties

Part 2 THE WINDOWS NT OPERATING SYSTEM REGISTRY ENTRY REFERENNGE
Chapter 9 Subsystem Configuration
Services
Devices
Windows NT overall Subsystem References
Control Parameters
Disrributed COM Properties
Chapter 10 File Systems
File Names
Driver Information
Chapter 11 Monitoring Entries with the Performance Monitor
Perflib Entries
Diskperf Service Entries
Monitoring the Nonpaged Pool
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Part 3 THE REGISTRY ENTRY REFERENCE FOR BACKOFFICE PRODUCTS
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index