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This root key combines class objects from \Software\Classes under both

HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to provide

backward compatibility for older applications.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_USERS

Windows is designed to support more than one user on the same system,

storing personalized information such as desktop colors, screensavers, and

the contents of the desktop for every user that has an account on the system.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER stores the current user settings, and

HKEY_USERS stores all of the personalized information for each user.

While you certainly can change items such as the screensaver here, the better

way is to right-click on the desktop and select Personalize.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE root key contains all the data for a

system’s non-user-specific configurations. This encompasses every device

and every program in your computer.

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

If the values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE have more than one option,

such as two different monitors, this root key defines which one is currently

being used. Because most people have only one type of monitor and similar

equipment, this area is almost never touched.

SIM Check out the excellent trio of sims on “Registry Files Location” in

the Chapter 12 section of the online TotalSims here:

http://totalsem.com/100x. The combination of Type!, Show!, and Click! sims

will prepare you for any scenario-based question on the Windows Registry.

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