../Basics/Editing the registry Editing the registry Lots of
tutorials around, but we'll get one here too, kind of required
when we tell you to change things there all the time - a bit
more targeted towards tweakin' the interface maybe... The
registry is supposed to be the central place for all system
settings, for hardware, operating system and software. It's
intended to replace DOS configuration files (autoexec.bat,
config.sys, msdos.sys,..), Win 3.xx settings (win.ini,
system.ini,..) and the .inf section. While those are still
around in 9x (backwards compatability), NT/2k/XP depend on it
almost solely. It's the best, and also most dangerous place to
change the behaviour of your operating system... The major
resource for advanced information on the registry, loads of old
and new tweaks, plus a very active forum, is the Registry guide
. Be sure to download their helpfile! Tools for editing the
registry come with Windows itself. Main thing here is
"regedit.exe", found in your windows/winnt folder - create a sh