Hacking the Windows Registry
Info Level: Beginner Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy Date Created: January 23, 2012 Length of Class: 23 Minutes Tracks Hacking Computer Security /Integrity Computer Repair Prerequisites Basic knowledge of Windows system administration. (You should know how to reinstall Windows in case you kill your computer.) Purpose of Class This class teaches students how to easily modify the registry to enable and disable important Windows tools and change system configurations. Chapters Introduction (00:00) Overview (02:06) Demonstration (09:08) Final Thoughts (21:15) Class Notes Introduction The Registry contains 90% of the configuration information for Windows and installed programs The Registry can be easily changed using the REGEDIT tool For basic tasks you can “paint by numbers”. Simply do a Google search for what you are tryng to accomplish, and follow the instructions EXACTLY. Overview Settings in the Registry are called KEYS There are different types of KEYS, but you don’t have to worry about it (Paint by Numbers) The Operating System will respond to new keys that you create that may not already be in the Registry. You can export Keys to .REG files. These are Text files that can be opened and edited in Notepad Double Clicking a .REG file will make the Operating System try to Import the Keys into the Registry You can have multiple Keys in one .REG file Final Thoughts… BE CAREFUL / READY TO REINSTALL YOUR OS! It is VERY easy to crash your computer when you are playing with …
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