The Windows registry is often referred to as the heart of the operating system. With this in mind you can only image the amount of information that the registry holds. If you are looking for a value in the registry and do not know where it’s located, you can easily get lost in a sea of information.
The Registry Editor does have a Find tool that you can use to search for a subkey or value. To access the tool, click Find from the Edit menu or just press CTRL + F. Type in the name of the value or subkey that you are looking for and click Find Next. You can better target your search by using the Look at section to tell the Registry Editor where to search for the information.
[tags]windows registry,diana huggins,registry editor,find tool[/tags]