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The registry is a collection of individual database files known as hives.
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I think you are mistaking the registry for the registry.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20030808-00/?p=42...

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You know, that's possible, I wouldn't be surprised. This was 20 years ago. I only recall a sense that the w2k system seemed more complicated than XP in that area.
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