The book is addressed to advanced users and IT professionals - specialists in technical support, configuration and deployment of software. Knowing how to work with the registry will allow you to customize Windows XP in ways that you cannot customize using the user interface. You'll learn where in the registry Windows XP and other programs save their settings, learn how to create and distribute effective user profiles, write scripts to edit the registry, create your own Windows Installer package files to manage registry settings, learn how the registry affects Windows XP deployments, and Office XP. You will discover the special features of the registry, get acquainted with the wealth of experience of the book’s author, and choose the optimal forms and methods for working with the registry.