When Windows first started out, programs stored pretty much everything they needed in the same folder as the program. The files were simple text files, called “ini” files. They contained all sorts of information, from the last files you opened to color choices and much more. The big advantage of this was that when you changed computers you could usually get away with copying a program’s folder across to the new machine and the program would still run. And if you ran into problems with a program, you could almost always solve them by checking the contents of their ini file.
Then came the Windows Registry.
It was supposed to make life simpler. One central repository to store everything vital about your computer. Everything you ever need to know about your machine is stored there – software, hardware, applications, settings, hardware drivers, helper files, where that window was when you last opened it and whether it should open there again.
This means that the Registry is good in theory.
In practice, it’s not always as easy. Much the same as mending your car used to be simple, now it takes more computing power than it did...
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