Thread: Registry Question

Okay, I get it.

But if we did find a way to take it out of the system, what would it be like?

Removing the registry from an OS that is built on the concept that it has a registry, is kinda like removing the liver from your body. Unless you can actually hack the OS/your body to work without the registry/liver, things will go down pretty fast (read: won't work at all)

Plus, 3rd party programs wouldn't work, becuase they rely on the registry.

I'm assuming program support is a big reason Microsoft can't remove the registry in later Windows.

It's quite possible to virtualise the registry. Several programs are capable of allowing it to be done, and I think Microsoft's backwards compatability allows it these days, though I could be mistaken.