A+: The Registry and its files
Multiple files under the default Windows folder in a subdirectory named SYSTEM32\CONFIG (so that's normally C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG) make up the Windows Registry. The files closely, but not exactly, match up with sections of the Registry.
— default.LOG has the .DEFAULT data from HKEY_USERS
— SAM.LOG keeps some of the Security Account Manager information from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM (Beware: there are no user-editable keys, and don’t erase the matching Registry files!)
— SECURITY.LOG is the file with the remainder of the Security Account Manager database from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY (Beware: there are no user-editable keys, and don’t erase the matching Registry files!)
— SOFTWARE.LOG has the settings from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
— system.LOG has HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM
Each user which has booted on that machine also has:
— NTUSER.DAT.LOG for most preference settings in the \Documents and Settings\username folder for that user
— UsrClass.dat.LOGkeeps the remaining user-preference settings for file associations and applications in the \Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows folder for each user
— default.LOG has the .DEFAULT data from HKEY_USERS
— SAM.LOG keeps some of the Security Account Manager information from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM (Beware: there are no user-editable keys, and don’t erase the matching Registry files!)
— SECURITY.LOG is the file with the remainder of the Security Account Manager database from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY (Beware: there are no user-editable keys, and don’t erase the matching Registry files!)
— SOFTWARE.LOG has the settings from the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
— system.LOG has HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM
Each user which has booted on that machine also has:
— NTUSER.DAT.LOG for most preference settings in the \Documents and Settings\username folder for that user
— UsrClass.dat.LOGkeeps the remaining user-preference settings for file associations and applications in the \Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows folder for each user
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