Wish to learn registry manipulations, its concepts right from basics

Question

I am totally new to registry manipulations and registry programming. I want to learn registry concepts like, what is meant by Class_Id, GUID,Registry Key, GAC, how to manipulate these, how to use regedit etc... right from basics.
I just have heard of these registry related key words but dont know what are these exactly.
If one has a good hold on registry manipulations and its concepts wonders can be done in coding. Please can anyone guide me with some material(link), so that i can learn these registry concepts from basics.

I code in .NET platform.

Thanks IN advance.

Answer 1

try these articles

• The Windows Registry in C#
• Manipulate the Windows registry with .NET

Answer 2

Start with the resources on MSDN:

• Registry - Learn about the registry.

• Registry Class - Learn about the Registry Class's functionality.

• How to: Create a Key In the Registry (Visual C#) - Code sample writing to the registry.