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   Message 398 of 3,371   
   Lars Erdmann to All   
   Re: Registry Explanation please...   
   08 Jan 12 10:27:34   
   
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   From: "Lars Erdmann"    
      
   I'd be careful with that. The OPEN32 registry (basically: the "Windows    
   registry fake" for Windows ports, that is 3)-6) below) is not archived per    
   default.   
   I seem to remember the OPEN32 registry is physically contained in the *.dat    
   files in the root directory. I think these files are hidden.   
      
   Lars   
      
      
      
   "David T. Johnson"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag    
   news:0fidna4KpZ0sXZXSnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@posted.isomediainc...   
   > Dariusz Piatkowski wrote:   
   >> In my continuing effort to clean up the INI files (OS2 & OS2SYS) I've    
   >> started to   
   >> look at the information visible in the OS2 Registry Editor.   
   >>   
   >> I see the following listed:   
   >>   
   >> 1) HINI_SYSTEM_PROFILE   
   >> 2) HINI_USER_PROFILE   
   >> 3) HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT   
   >> 4) HKEY_CURRENT_USER   
   >> 5) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE   
   >> 6) HKEY_USERS   
   >>   
   >> OK, so #1 & #2 seem to make sense, although I have no idea what the    
   >> following keys represent in HINI_SYSTEM_PROFILE though (but it's just    
   >> these 3): W0WNEW => PORKIE4="Check"   
   >> W8WNEW => GOODPORK="Check"   
   >> WOWNEW => SUP4="Check"   
   >   
   > These three keys don't sound very wholesome.  Generally, keys in 2) are    
   > placed by applications for their use.  Any application install that is    
   > setting a key called 'goodpork="check" doesn't sound very useful.    
   > Generally, I'll delete any key that I don't recognize or know what it's    
   > for.  If something breaks, it's easy enough to restore an archived desktop    
   > with the missing keys or just reinstall the broken application.   
   >   
   >   
   > --    
   > Posted with OS/2 Warp 4.52   
   > and Sea Monkey 1.5a    
      
      
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