by Prasanna Vignesh
8. June 2007 13:34
Add to Favorites Menu:
Add to Favorites is a classic case of learning a technique in one area
(IE7 or Mozilla) and applying the knowledge to another area - Regedit.
Regedit's 'Add to Favorites' is ideal for that moment when you have
taken ages to find a value, yet you know that you will have to return
on another day to fine-tune the data. Tag the value by clicking on
Regedit's Favorites menu, and choose 'Add to Favorites'. Fittingly,
this is my favorite Vista Registry tip.
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'.
Note: For more Windows Vista Tips, Tricks & Tweaks.
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