Summary
Knowing how to navigate the Registry for specific information can prove to be an extremely valuable skill for administrators, consultants, and forensic analysts. The Registry will gladly spill forth its secrets to those who know where to look and how to interpret the information they find. Digging into the depths of the Registry is not unlike Indiana Jones tracking down ancient secrets in the shifting sands of time.
You can find a comprehensive (for obvious reasons, I am extremely hesitant to use the word
complete) list of autostart locations and user MRU lists within the Registry in the regref.xls spreadsheet included on the accompanying media. This list should be considered a starting point, albeit a comprehensive one, for the reader. ...