Re: Why must I restart the PC when registry is changed?

hank you very much, Gary!

On 16.06.2006 05:46, Gary Smith wrote:
Some registry entires are read only at system startup, so when you change them, you have to restart the system to get Windows to notice. Others, particularly those used by applications, are read at program startup, or dynamically when the program needs the information.


horst <hweXXX13@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Can please somebody explain me why sometimes I must restart the PC when some registry entry is changed and sometimes change of the registry is immediately recognized.
Thank you
Horst

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