Windows Registry
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Revision as of 17:18, 11 May 2014
The Windows Registry is used in various versions of Microsoft Windows to hold a number of configuration settings that affect how Windows and programs running under Windows run. The location and format differs by version of Windows.
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Windows 3.11
The registry file is called REG.DAT and is in the %WINDIR% directory (the directory configured as the one holding system files).
Windows 9x, ME
The registry is stored as USER.DAT and SYSTEM.DAT in the %WINDIR% directory, and also CLASSES.DAT in Windows ME. There may also be separate USER.DAT files in user profile directories.
Windows NT and up
The registry is stored in binary files in %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\.
.REG files
Registry entries can be exported in a text-based format as .REG files. In Windows 2000 and later, the file begins with "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00", while earlier versions began with "REGEDIT4".