Question

What are the advantages of using the Registry instead of initialization (.ini) files?   

Answer 1

The adlvantages of using the Registry instead of initialization (.ini) files are as follows:

1. The interface for storing settings of Registry is much cleaner and easier than that of .ini files.

2. It is centralized which eliminates the use of custom parser.

3. It is standardized on all Windows systems.

4.The registry store is managed by the kernel and the changes are not affected by crashes of the system.

5. Access to the registry is thread and multiple instance safe.