The Windows Registry is essentially the same since its introduction with Windows 95.
I still use a few changes to my Windows 7 Registry that I wrote for Windows 98, copied forward to Windows XP, and used to alter Vista. Of course, there are many system specific keys too, but as a rule, a key with the same name does the same work.
If you Export your Services key, you'll be able to undo any unwise edits with an Import.
Hint: RegEdit Export creates .REG files. If you click a .REG file, it will import the contents into your registry. If you rename these .REG files with a new extension, (I like .TXT) accidental clicks will not become a disaster.
Cheers, PW.
P.S. Another hint:
Some keys require Administrator privilege to alter. If the key is in the Current_User branch, this creates a "gotcha!" You want to make changes for the current user, but running RegEdit as Administrator makes Administrator the current user temporarily, and the wrong keys get changed.
Instead of using Current_User, use USERS and pick the Sub-Key with the ID of the user account needing the changes. How do you know which sub key to use? Easy -- execute RegEdit as that user and note the User ID that gets shown. (The others won't appear.)
P.P.S. Current_User is just a shortcut to the USERS sub-key associated with the current user. |
