A-LIST Publishing - 2003 - Windows Server 2003 Registry

• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Windows Server 2003 Registry
• Introduction
  • Aims of This Book
• Chapter 1: Windows Server 2003 Registry Overview
  • History of the Registry
  • Registry Structure
  • When You Should Edit the Registry
  • Summary
• Chapter 2: Registry Backup and Recovery
  • Basic Steps in Disaster-Recovery Planning
  • Preparing for Registry Editing
  • Using the Microsoft Backup Program
  • Using Recovery Console
  • Backing up and Restoring Windows NT/2000/XP/ Server 2003 Registries Manually
  • Registry Export and Import
  • Registry Backup Using Resource Kit Utilities
  • Summary
• Chapter 3: Using Registry Editor
  • Using Regedit
  • Starting Regedit
  • Examining the Regedit User Interface
  • Managing Registry Security
  • Summary
• Chapter 4: Customizing the System with the Registry
  • Preparing to Edit the Registry
  • Customizing the Boot Sequence and System-Behavior Parameters
  • Customizing the Login Process
  • Configuring Shutdown Event Tracker
  • Configuring System Folders
  • Other Popular Customization Methods
  • Summary
• Chapter 5: How the Registry Stores Hardware Information
  • Registry and Plug and Play Subsystem
  • Hardware Profiles
  • Power Management
  • Summary
• Chapter 6: Registry and the System Boot Process
  • What Happens When You Start Your Computer
  • Preventing System Failures
  • Summary
• Chapter 7: Software Settings in the Registry
  • The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key
  • The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Key
  • The HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG Key
  • The HKEY_CURRENT_USER Key
  • The HKEY_USERS Key
  • Summary
• Chapter 8: Network Settings in the Registry
  • Installing Network Components Using Control Panel Applets
  • Network Parameters in the Registry
  • Remote Access
  • Terminal Services
  • Customizing a Network Using the Registry
  • Summary
• Chapter 9: Protecting the Registry
  • Methods of Restricting Registry Access
  • Protecting the Registry against Unauthorized Remote Access
  • Protecting SAM and Security Hives
  • Summary
• Chapter 10: Managing the User Environment
  • Basic Information on the User Profiles
  • Advantages of the User Profile
  • Roaming User Profiles in Mixed Environments
  • Scripts
  • Group Policy Overview
  • Summary
• Chapter 11: Active Directory Settings in the Registry
  • Active Directory Emergency Recovery
  • Group Policy Objects
  • Summary
• Chapter 12: Troubleshooting Common Problems
  • Troubleshooting Startup Problems
  • Troubleshooting Shutdown Problems
  • Enabling Verbose Startup, Shutdown, Logon, and Logoff Status Messages.
  • How to Unlock a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Computer
  • How to Prevent Applications Listed in the Registry Run and RunOnce Keys from Starting
  • Other Problems
  • Summary
• Chapter 13: Advanced Troubleshooting Topics
  • Interface Customizations
  • Troubleshooting Aids
  • Summary
• Chapter 14: Third-Party Registry Utilities
  • Windows XP PowerToys
  • RegMaid Utility-Cleaning Your Registry
  • Regmon-Registry Monitoring
  • NTFSDOS Professional
  • RegSafe Professional from Imagine LAN
  • ERD Commander 2002
  • Freeware Shutdown Stopper
  • Summary
• Chapter 15: Registry Programming
  • Main Scripting Challenges
  • Using Windows Script Host to Modify the Registry
  • Summary
• Internet Resources
  • Summary
• Bibliography
• Index
  • Index_A
  • Index_B
  • Index_C
  • Index_D
  • Index_E
  • Index_F
  • Index_G
  • Index_H
  • Index_I
  • Index_J
  • Index_K
  • Index_L
  • Index_M
  • Index_N
  • Index_O
  • Index_P–Q
  • Index_R
  • Index_S
  • Index_T
  • Index_U
  • Index_V
  • Index_W
  • Index_X-Y
  • Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Code Examples