| TABLE 7.4 WINDOWS NT REGISTRY EDITOR KEYS |
| Key Name |
Description of Contents |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
This is the root of the configuration information for the user who is currently logged on. The users folders, screen colors, and Control Panel settings are stored here. This information is referred to as a users profile. |
| HKEY_USERS |
This is the root key of all user profiles on the computer. HKEY_CURRENT_USER is a subkey of the HKEY_USERS key. |
| HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE |
This key contains general configuration information for the local computer and is not specific to any one user. |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
This is a subkey of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software. The information stored here is used to open the correct application when a file is opened using the Windows NT Explorer and for COM/DCOM operations (a.k.a. OLE/Network OLE). |
| HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG |
This key contains information about the hardware profile used by the local computer at system startup. This key/window is a new feature in Windows NT 4.0. |