Accessing the Registry
The Windows registry is a hierarchical database used by the operating system to maintain a variety of system settings. For example, Internet Explorer stores option settings and recent URLs you have typed in the registry. The information for ODBC data sources you create also is stored in the registry. Figure 24.6 shows the Windows Registry Editor, which can be used to view and update registry information.
Figure 24.6. You can use the registry to store information related to your application, such as a recent file list or database connection string.
You can access the registry by running the regedit.exe program, as shown ...
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