Operating Systems_Inside Windows 98 Registry_Microsoft Press (1998)

• Cover
  • LOC Page
• Disclaimer
• Acknowledgments
• • Why I Wrote This Book
  • The Goals of This Book
  • Getting in Touch with the Author
  • Support Information
• Chapter 1 -- The Basics
  • Why Abandon INI Files for the Registry?
  • The Registry Architecture
  • How Can I Access the Registry Database?
  • The INI Files in Windows 98
  • When Should the Registry Be Modified?
  • How Should the Registry Be Modified?
  • Why Do My Registry Entries Differ from Those in the Book?
• Chapter 2 -- The Registry Editor and Other Registry Tools
  • The Registry Editor
  • Importing and Exporting Registry Data
  • Remote Access to the Registry
  • Backing Up and Recovering Your Registry
  • The System Policy Editor
  • Other Tools for Changing Registry Settings
• Chapter 3 -- Registering Filename Extensions
  • The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Structure
  • Registering New File Types and Modifying Existing Ones
  • Techniques for Extending Registered File Types
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 4 -- Customizing the Desktop, Start Menu, and Control Panel Properties
  • Customizing the Open With List
  • Modifying the Desktop Items
  • Changing the Start Menu Options
  • Modifying Miscellaneous Keys Containing Shell Data
• Chapter 5 -- Customizing Windows Explorer and Shell Settings
  • Modifying Windows Explorer's Context Menu
  • Modifying Miscellaneous System Settings
  • Modifying Miscellaneous Network Keys
  • Registering a New Template for the New Command
  • Modifying the Shell Icons
• Chapter 6 -- Miscellaneous Registry Settings
  • Sound Events in the Registry
  • Setting Up Application Paths in the Registry
  • Launching Programs During Windows Startup
  • Settings for Signature Checking and Error Logging
  • Settings for the File System
  • System Properties in the Registry
  • Settings for System Software
• Chapter 7 -- Programming Issues
  • Registering Version and Status Information
  • Application-Specific Registry Entries
  • Using a Program to Access the Registry
  • More About INF Files
  • Advanced INF Files
  • Creating Policy Editor Template Files
  • Conclusion
• Appendix A -- Icons Contained in SHELL32.DLL
• Appendix B -- Values for the International Key
• Appendix C -- The Registry in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
  • The Role of INI Files
  • The Windows NT Registry Architecture
  • Tools for Accessing the Windows NT Registry
  • Backing Up and Recovering the Windows NT 4.0 Registry
  • Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Registry Entries
• Appendix D -- Canonical Verbs
• Appendix E -- The Windows INF File Format
  • Windows 95 Device Information Files Overview
  • General INF File Format
  • [Version] Section
  • [Manufacturer] Section
  • [Manufacturer Name] Section
  • [Install] Section
  • [ClassInstall] Section
  • [Strings] Section
  • [Optional Components] Section
  • Sample INF Files
  • Advanced INF Files
  • Using RunDLL32 to Launch Advanced INF Files
  • Advanced INF File Options
  • Sample Advanced INF
• About the Author