EXPLORING THE REGISTRY

3. In the Run dialog box, type Regedit and then click OK.

Security Alert You should make it a practice not to log on as an administrator when per-

forming non-administrative functions. It is better to log on as a normal user and use the Run

As command when you need to perform an administrative function. If you prefer to run the

Registry Editor without logging on as an administrator, at the command prompt, type

runas /user:administrator regedit.