Registery

*PyRo* · 10-31-2003, 02:31 AM

Yeh i kno this might be noobish but what is the point of a registery what does it really do. I know that it keeps cd-keys and stuff but why cant they be kept in file like other settings, or are other setting in the registery too?

Lostman · 10-31-2003, 10:13 AM

It's a digital file cabinet. Anytime your OS needs to gather info on where a program is, wether it's been installed correctly, bla bla bla, it goes there. It's the central nervous system of your PC.

10-31-2003, 02:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
PyRo Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 302	Registery Yeh i kno this might be noobish but what is the point of a registery what does it really do. I know that it keeps cd-keys and stuff but why cant they be kept in file like other settings, or are other setting in the registery too? __________________

10-31-2003, 10:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lostman Ultra Techie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 753	It's a digital file cabinet. Anytime your OS needs to gather info on where a program is, wether it's been installed correctly, bla bla bla, it goes there. It's the central nervous system of your PC. __________________ www.lostman.us

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