Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Scripting Guide

Chapter 16. Registry

The registry is an integral part of the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system, containing configuration settings for both the operating system and the applications and services that run under Windows. Scripts that use the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Registry Provider offer a flexible solution for managing the registries of computers across an enterprise.

In This Chapter

Registry Overview	1016
Managing the Registry	1024
Backing Up the Registry	1025
Reading Entry Values and Types	1026
Changing String-valued and DWORD-valued Entries	1033
Creating Registry Subkeys and Entries	1035
Enumerating Keys, Subkeys, and Entries	1041
Deleting Subkeys and Entries	1045
Checking Registry Subkey Access Rights	1047
Monitoring the Registry	1050