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How do I get into the registry of my computer? I have windows XP?

December 5th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

I don’t want to change anything – I know this can be disasterous if a person doesn’t know what they are doing in the registry. I just want to look at all the activity that has been made on the computer – including deleted stuff and chat room stuff as well. I think this is the way to do that. If there is a different way, please let me know what that might be.

Getting into the Windows Registry is very simple. From the Start Menu, select "Run" (or press the [Windows Logo Key] + [R]) and type in "regedit" (without the quotes), press [Enter].

The Registry provides much information about the stuff in your computer, but I think this is not the way to monitor what all activities that have taken place in your computer. One needs to have very advanced knowledge about the Registry to do the right thing in there and get the right information.

For example, chat room stuff are not stored in any part of the registry, simply because it is too trivial and large to be stored there. Registry is a place for critical system and program settings to be stored.

Deleted stuff can be viewed and maybe recovered using file recovery utilities, for example. Your chat history is accessible from right inside the messenger software, in most cases.

  1. Achilles
    December 5th, 2012 at 07:49 | #1

    simply click in the start button and the go to RUN and the type "regedit.exe" and your there. Best of luck
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  2. bsod
    December 5th, 2012 at 08:02 | #2

    start>run>type in regedit
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  3. Vinay P
    December 5th, 2012 at 08:22 | #3

    click start=> run =>
    type regedit and enter

    there you r in the registry
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  4. techguru
    December 5th, 2012 at 08:57 | #4

    Getting into the Windows Registry is very simple. From the Start Menu, select "Run" (or press the [Windows Logo Key] + [R]) and type in "regedit" (without the quotes), press [Enter].

    The Registry provides much information about the stuff in your computer, but I think this is not the way to monitor what all activities that have taken place in your computer. One needs to have very advanced knowledge about the Registry to do the right thing in there and get the right information.

    For example, chat room stuff are not stored in any part of the registry, simply because it is too trivial and large to be stored there. Registry is a place for critical system and program settings to be stored.

    Deleted stuff can be viewed and maybe recovered using file recovery utilities, for example. Your chat history is accessible from right inside the messenger software, in most cases.
    References :

  5. hensiferum
    December 5th, 2012 at 09:03 | #5

    If you want run "registry editor", just click START->RUN:
    type "regedit" then click OK.
    So you are in registry editor. Have fun 🙂
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  6. Raymond W
    December 5th, 2012 at 09:53 | #6

    The registry is a list of settings and initialisation (ini files) entries. It tells Windows how to run things when they are clicked. It also stores details recently opened documents.. It is also a place where software licence numbers (encrypted) are held.

    There is not one program that can provide all the information your are interested in. Here are a couple of ways at looking at PC actvity

    Deleted stuff = look in the Recycle Bin
    Which programs have been used = Event Viewer
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  7. luka
    December 5th, 2012 at 10:09 | #7

    go on run and type regedit and hit enter.
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