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| a hierarchical database that is an efficient management system for all of the information needed by the Windows operating system. | Registry |
| The Registry is made up of | the System.dat and User.dat files. |
| contains information about the hardware in the system. | The system.dat file |
| contains user specific information. | The user.dat file |
| Windows 98 can still use the System.ini and Win.ini files in order to | run applications designed for Windows 3.x. |
| Since the release of Windows 98, the registry consists of | the System.dat, User.dat, System.ini, and Win.ini. |
| The regedit.exe utility | displays the registry |
| Scanreg.exe | used with any Windows 9x operating system to backup or repair the system registry. |
| allows the user to control how the system is started by giving quick access to important Windows configuration/initialization files, including Config.sys, Autoexec.bat, System.ini, and Win.ini files. | MSConfig.exe |
| select what programs are loaded automatically when the computer is booted | The MSConfig.exe allows the user to |
| load Windows without specific device drivers or allocated resources. | Safe Mode allows the user to |
| In Safe Mode | only the basic user interface and generic drivers are loaded so the system is operable. |
| command allows the configuration of the properties related to the Windows scripting host. | The wscript.exe |
| is a utility that gives a detailed collection of information about the computer. | Hwinfo.exe /ui |
| ASD.exe is used to skip | a driver when the operating system fails during boot-up |
| ASD.exe should be used whenever there is a problem with | a driver that cannot be solved by booting into safe mode. |
