Product Description

Without expert guidance, meddling with the registry can be a system-crash waiting to happen. But accomplished users who want the ultimate in system customization and optimization - and will brave the registry to get it - can avoid catastrophe with this definitive reference as their guide. 1001 Secrets for Windows NT Registry is no book for crash-test "dummies," but it is extremely easy to find the registry entries you need. Organized into sections covering networking, applications, system management, hardware, and performance, the book also has an exhaustive index to help readers quickly locate the right registry fix.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3143131 in Books
• Published on: 1997-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 321 pages

Amazon.com Review
Given the relatively undocumented nature of the Windows NT Registry, 1001 Secrets of the Windows NT Registry is a welcome addition to the power user's or system administrator's arsenal of tips and techniques for making NT behave. The book is organized much like a dictionary, with tips pertaining to various subjects such as general system behavior and applications behavior. One large section specifically focuses on Microsoft Office and another on tweaking performance. A CD-ROM provides links to a companion Web site and software tools for monitoring the Registry and recovering for corrupted and otherwise damaged registries.

This book is clearly aimed for the advanced user--only the true power user will have the fortitude to tweak the Registry at this level of detail. However, for the serious NT professional, 1001 Secrets of the Windows NT Registry is a must-have and can make a lot of difference in day-to-day NT system management.

Customer Reviews

Keep looking...
Daniels takes a very "lazy" (IMHO) approach to documenting the regisrty. The author lists a large number of reg keys, a brief description of what the key does and occasionaly a list of possible settings. While there is some useful information here, the internal workings of the registry (.INF scripting and using programming to access the reg) are sorely missing. Also, some newer applications, notably Internet Explorer 4.x, are missing from the list of registry entries. If you want a list of hacks, this is your book. If you want to really *understand* the registry, look elsewhere.

beginning hackers only
I concur with the other reviews, I bought this on whim at a trade show.. the cover looks better than the contents.. there are some good hacks in here but the author really doesn't appear to know why they work, he just appears to have stumbled on them (like a lot of us do)and documented them. I prefer better explanation when hacking such a critical core component.

It's good for beginners...
On first look, the book is not bad. But when you go deeper, it seems to be a collection of personal experience from other users, and already published by Microsoft entries. I would rate it as an entry level book. The NT resouce kit has a better coverage of the registry.