The Windows 95 Registry, Part 3 By Barry Simon Customize icons and other seemingly hardwired OS components. Although the Windows 95 Registry has greatly simplified the Windows 3. As we discussed in both Part 1 and Part 2, the Registry is organized in a hierarchical tree that mirrors the Windows 95 file system.
Registry keys behave like file folders, except they contain value entries instead of files.
Any given key must at least contain a Default value entry that identifies the key's purpose or points to another location within the Registry. You can easily edit both keys and value entries, but you should always back up your original configuration before making any changes. Our discussion deals with various portions of these two keys. Depending on the extent of your installation, some of these icons may be absent. If you do not install Microsoft Exchange, for instance, the Inbox icon is not needed.