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How To Open the System Registry

By Mary Landesman, About.com

Accessing the System Registry is quite easy. But be careful - don't make any changes until you've done a backup of the Registry!
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 1 minute
Here's How:
  1. Click Start
  2. Click Run
  3. Type REGEDIT
  4. Click OK
  5. The Registry Editor will now open
  6. To close the Registry Editor, click File | Exit
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