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What is the Registry?
The Windows Registry is a database where important setting and options for Windows are stored. In the Registry is information about your operating system, hardware, user settings, and the programs you have installed.
Two basic components make up the registry: values and keys.
KEYS are similar to the folders on your hard drive, and each Key may have subkeys (much like subdirectories). VALUES are stored inside keys and hold data.
Another function of the Registry is to tell Windows what programs are to be started when the operating system starts. Programs that fire up when Windows does are known as “startup applications.” The most important of these programs are those that provide the basic functions of Windows.
Many other programs you install also include themselves in the startup applications list. Obviously, every program you install doesn’t start as soon as you load windows. But many of those programs install smaller programs that monitor the activity on your computer. Examples of these smaller programs include those that monitor the ink levels of your printer cartridges, those that recognize when you plug in a particular device (such as a camera), and those that automatically log you in to instant messaging programs or other social networking applications.
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