Microsoft® Windows® Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide

Chapter 17. Working with the Registry

In this chapter, you’ll look at the registry. For many network administrators, the registry is like the island of Kauai—dark, foreboding, and yet enchanting and mystical. Just as the playful swishing and splashing of the waves upon the beach draws you closer to the island, the power of editing via Microsoft Visual Basic Script (VBScript) lures you closer to fooling with the registry. The music of the waves, however, is borne aloft by sharp jagged volcanic rocks. Keep this in mind as you explore your three main tasks when working with the registry: reading items from the registry, writing to the registry, and backing up the registry.

Before You Begin

To work through the material presented in this chapter you ...