Xp Registry Knowledge

[disorder69 0]

can any1 please tell me why HKEY_USERS\ registry

key on WinXpPro as all those S-1-5-18,etc subkeys

 

i´ve analyzed HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT and it as the

single account settings that i use , can i delete

the others , or some garbage here if there exist

 

please feedback me

[cpekar 0]

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT

 

This is the default registry settings that NT4/2k/2k3/XP assigns to anyone who is new to the computer.

 

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18-blah-blah-blah is your current logon, which at first is an exact copy of the .DEFAULT key, until you use your account for awhile.

 

Which one are you? The S-1-5-18, which is identical to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

 

Just some information.

 

oh and, for more info....reams and reams of info....go to

 

www.jsiinc.com/reghack.htm

[adamvjackson 0]

Many of those strings are GUIDs (global unique identifiers) and refer to files, settings, etc.