Difference between 2 XP registry keys

[Hans]

Hi, who can tell me the difference between the 2 following
XP registry keys:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Shell Folders

Both keys contains values like AppData, Cache, Cookies,
Desktop en Favorites, etc. This looks similar, but it
probably won't. Who can tell me the difference?

Thanks,

Hans.

 

[Jon]

One is the default settings for a new user, that you set up on your system
and the current user one contains the settings for the user that is
currently logged on

Jon

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Hi, who can tell me the difference between the 2 following
XP registry keys:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Shell Folders

Both keys contains values like AppData, Cache, Cookies,
Desktop en Favorites, etc. This looks similar, but it
probably won't. Who can tell me the difference?

Thanks,

Hans.

Description of the Microsoft Windows registry:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=256986

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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[Alex Nichol]

Hi, who can tell me the difference between the 2 following
XP registry keys:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi
on\Explorer\Shell Folders

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\Shell Folders

..DEFAULT is effectively a template used in setting up a new user
account. This will result in a new section in HKEY_USERS for the
account. CURRENT USER is a pointer to that section for the user who is
logged in, and has usually a lot more to it than Default does