Need utilities to track exactly what has changed in the Registry

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1. Among many things, the File & Settings Transfer Wizard fails to transfer
the actual Taskbar and Desktop settings (for example, the icon fonts or the
taskbar width or the clock settings currently in use) so I need a utility
that will let me see exactly what changes in the registry whenever I choose
to move or widen the taskbar, change icons, etc. Once I know the keys, I
can export these to my laptop.

2. Not to speak ill of the likes of Microsoft and Symantec, but they make
it almost impossible to completely uninstall any of their products, leaving
thousands of confusing and useless entries behind. A utility that takes a
snapshot of the registry before and after installing a program would be the
minimum requirement for me here. Ideally, the utility would also be able to
explain the actual meaning of the registry entries.

Or do I need two separate programs?
 
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Huh said:
1. Among many things, the File & Settings Transfer Wizard fails to
transfer
the actual Taskbar and Desktop settings (for example, the icon fonts or
the
taskbar width or the clock settings currently in use) so I need a utility
that will let me see exactly what changes in the registry whenever I
choose
to move or widen the taskbar, change icons, etc. Once I know the keys, I
can export these to my laptop.
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml


2. Not to speak ill of the likes of Microsoft and Symantec, but they make
it almost impossible to completely uninstall any of their products,
leaving
thousands of confusing and useless entries behind. A utility that takes a
snapshot of the registry before and after installing a program would be
the
minimum requirement for me here.
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Nothing free that I'm aware of other than procedural sort of stuff. Reg
command comes to mind. Personally I just rip, especially Norton, by hand.
Ideally, the utility would also be able to
explain the actual meaning of the registry entries.
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That's not going to happen. The meaning of a registry value is intrinsic to
the application only. And there is some extremely escoteric stuff in there
that you'll have to hack your way through on your own. ;-)
Or do I need two separate programs?
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Depends on what you're looking for and exactly how clueful you really are. A
combination of registry exports and windiffs works as does doing imaginative
things with the reg command. For the latter go into Help and Support and
look up reg.
 
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