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