Windows Registry Value
- Sunday, November 16, 2008, 20:35
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On the previous post I have wrote on Windows Registry Branches. In this article, we are going to talk on Registry Values inside those Registry Branches.
Windows Registry Value
There are 5 main type of registry values in the Windows Registry. These value contain data and information for the operation of Windows Operating System.
- REG_DWORD
REG_DWORD values are shown in hexadecimal format and use a 4 byte number as data, with the decimal equivalent in brackets next to that. DWORD value can be entered in hexadecimal or decimal format. DWORD value are mostly use for switch value, with the value ‘0′ as off, and the value ‘1′ as on. - REG_SZ
REG_SZ value can be word or number, or the location of file in your Windows Operating System. REG_SZ is also known as the string value. - REG_EXPAND_SZ
This value act as a variable where an input from any application will place a value in REG_EXPAND_SZ value. - REG_MULTI_SZ
This value contain multiple values or list.
- REG_BINARY
This value contain values as binary data. Usually, REG_BINARY are use for data or information related to hardware that cannot be edited or change by the user.
These are the values that are use in Windows Registry. I will talk on how to create or edit these values on the next article on Windows Registry Editing.
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