The Windows registry is one of those few places I never really ventured.
Maybe it was the lack of enthusiasm, maybe the fact that it wasn't as
easily visible or user-friendly. Plus ominous-sounding warnings about
tinkering with it, though never a deterrent for me, put me off "till I get
some more free time". Which I never do. Then I found this, which I fully
intend to look at
http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/658
O'Reilly produces amazing books, especially on open-source related tools
(though i liked their C# / .NET books a lot too). The "hacks" series is
pretty interesting. I'll probably pick up one of those when I get some more
free time...