Specifications

Keeping the Registry Safe ...............................................................233
Preventing Other Folks from Messing with the Registry
...............233
Backing Up the Registry
.........................................................234
Saving the Current Registry State with System Restore
................234
Protecting Keys by Exporting Them to Disk
...............................235
Working with Registry Entries
........................................................236
Changing the Value of a Registry Entry
....................................237
Renaming a Key or Setting
.....................................................243
Creating a New Key or Setting
................................................243
Deleting a Key or Setting
.......................................................243
Finding Registry Entries
.................................................................244
13 Controlling Windows 7 from the Command Line 245
Getting to the Command Line
........................................................246
Running Command Prompt as the Administrator
......................246
Running CMD
.....................................................................247
Working at the Command Line
......................................................251
Running Commands
.............................................................251
Working with Long Filenames
................................................252
Changing Folders Faster
.........................................................253
Taking Advantage of DOSKEY
.................................................254
Redirecting Command Output and Input
.................................256
Piping Commands
................................................................259
Understanding Batch File Basics
......................................................260
Creating Batch Files
..............................................................260
REM: Adding Comments to a Batch File
...................................261
ECHO: Displaying Messages from a Batch File
...........................261
PAUSE: Temporarily Halting Batch File Execution
.......................262
Using Batch File Parameters
....................................................263
FOR: Looping in a Batch File
..................................................264
GOTO: Jumping to a Line in a Batch File
..................................265
IF: Handling Batch File Conditions
..........................................266
Working with the Command-Line Tools
...........................................269
Working with Disk Management Tools
.....................................269
Working with File and Folder Management Tools
.......................276
Working with System Management Tools
.................................288
14 Securing Windows 7 297
Thwarting Snoops and Crackers
......................................................297
First, Some Basic Precautions
..................................................298
Locking Your Computer
.........................................................300
Requiring Ctrl+Alt+Delete at Startup
........................................302
Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed
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