Entire Program stored in registry?

Reply to Entire Program stored in registry? on Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:27:40 GMT

D.Sanchez — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:27:40 GMT

Hey guys!

Is it possible to store an executeable completely in registry?
How big can a "Binary value" Entry be?
Im aware of the dullness of such an idea but im just interested in...

tankx
sanchez

Reply to Entire Program stored in registry? on Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:41:51 GMT

dEUs — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:41:51 GMT

If I remember correctly, the max size of the entire Registry was unter Win95/98 2 or 4 MB. So it wouldn't work under these OS. What it looks like under Win2K / XP, I don't know ...

Reply to Entire Program stored in registry? on Thu, 10 Jun 2004 16:04:43 GMT

geeky — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 16:04:43 GMT

Platform SDK schrieb:

Value sizes are limited by available memory. Long values (more than 2048 bytes) should be stored as files with the file names stored in the registry. This helps the registry perform efficiently. Application elements such as icons, bitmaps, and executable files should be stored as files and not be placed in the registry.

Reply to Entire Program stored in registry? on Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:38:02 GMT

Sanchez — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:38:02 GMT

geeky schrieb:

Platform SDK schrieb:

Value sizes are limited by available memory. Long values (more than 2048 bytes) should be stored as files with the file names stored in the registry. This helps the registry perform efficiently. Application elements such as icons, bitmaps, and executable files should be stored as files and not be placed in the registry.

"should be"....