 Re: Windows Vista Tips & Tricks
Best Practice for Editing the Vista Registry:
* Before you make any changes to the registry settings, get into the habit of exporting at least that branch of the registry.
* Backup the system state before you try anything radical in the registry.
* Check out the .sav files in the \system32\config folder.
* Research Volume Shadow Copy, and test how it restores a previous version of your registry files.
* If your computer has a serious problem, which requires pressing F8 at boot-up, remember to try Last Known Good as your first recovery option.
* Seek alternative methods; think laterally. Instead of risking making changes with your registry editor, what else could you do? I urge you to consider configuring a Group Policy rather than tweaking the registry. Occasionally Vista may provide a new GUI to configure a setting, for example, instead of launching regedit and changing the value for AutoAdminLogon, you could launch the Control Panel --> Users and un-tick the setting called, 'Users must enter a user name and password.'
* Learn how to perform a remote registry edit with: Connect Network Registry.
* As you work through my registry examples, make a point of studying each page's 'Key Learning Points'. |