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Working with the Windows Registry (Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP)

In this guide, you will learn what the Windows Registry is, how to access and configure it, and how to backup and restore it. This guide covers the following : What is the Windows Registry? Access the Windows Registry Editor Back up the Windows Registry Back up the entire registry Back up a Single Key Restore the Windows Registry Restore the Entire Registry Restore a Single Key Add Keys or Values Add a New Key Add a New Value Examples of Modifying the Registry Disable Access to the Registry What is the Windows Registry? The Windows registry stores Windows settings, individual program settings, and other important configuration information about your PC. The registry acts like a large shared database for applications to store configuration data and to interact with other applications. Access the Windows Registry Editor In Windows 8, 7, and Vista, press the Start button, type regedit, and press Enter In Windows XP, click Start > Run ( Windows Key + ...

How you can protect your privacy with facebook or open ID login

A data breach @ gawker earliar this week had many people scrambling to figure out if their data had been exposed and resetting passwords on other sites just in case they had reused their password there. Subscriber who was using facebook login formerly known as facebook connect was safe. There are many option on internet for users like Open ID, Twitter Login, Facebook Login and Yahoo or sometimes google. @ these sites a single sign in authentication provides you login for multiple sites, It is more convenient then making account on every site and filling your personal information again and again, taking risk of eavesdropping and keylogging( If using public computers). More than 2 million sites are using facebook login and i guess same data will be for open ID. Every time you comment , login or do any other think you need to login with your account or sign up for a new account, makes it difficult to remember passwords and usernames, but if you use a single login for all sites , you n...

Copy Error / Warning Dialog Box Text to Clipboard [Quick Tip]

Often we face errors on our PCs which, with a quick web search on the error text, are easily resolvable. Did you know you can copy the contents of an error message (or any dialog box) to your clipboard? When you’re faced with an error, press Ctrl+C to copy the error title and text to your clipboard. This: Becomes this: ————————— Warning, grasshopper ————————— You haven’t paid homage to Windows Guides today ————————— OK ————————— Simply paste the error message into the search field; I find this a lot quicker than transcribing the error message in to your favorite search engine yourself. Share this: About Rich Rich is the owner and creator of Windows Guides; he spends his time breaking things on his PC so he can write how-to guides to fix the problems he creates. Web | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Google+ | More Posts (1017) Continue Reading [You're too late] Unique Giveaway: Get one of two programs for ...

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