The
Windows Registry stores the
configuration of the
system. The
registry is divided into several sections, or
Keys:
Hkey_Local_Machine
Hkey_Current_Config
Hkey_Classes_Root
Hkey_Dyn_Data
Hkey_Users
Hkey_Current_User
To view information on each Key, click on the name in the above list. Each key can contain subkeys. These subkeys help to organize the information.
THere are two parts to the actual registry file system. The USER.DAT contains the user-specific settings and the SYSTEM.DAT file contains the information for the system. Logically, they appear to be one single database.