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Windows Registry

http://www.theeldergeek.com/registry_edits.htm
Some keys for the windows registry:
Private Application Key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\company name\product name\version
Add/Remove List:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

DisplayName=....
UnsinstallString=....exe

Application Search Paths:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths
Running Programs at Startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operationg System Directories:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CommonFilesDir
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProgramFilesDir

My preferred values

Console

@rem buffer width: 200, buffer height: 9999 (200 dec = c8 hex, 9999 dec = 270f hex)
@rem window width: 200 window height: 78 (78 dec = 4e hex)
@rem Font size: 10
@rem QuickEdit: allow sort-of copy/paste

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /f

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_DWORD  /v ScreenColors       /d  0x0000000f      /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_DWORD  /v ScreenBufferSize   /d  0x270f00c8      /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_DWORD  /v WindowSize         /d  0x004e00c8      /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_DWORD  /v FontSize           /d  0x000a0000      /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_DWORD  /v FontWeight         /d  0x00000190      /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_DWORD  /v FontFamily         /d  0x00009036      /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_DWORD  /v QuickEdit          /d  0x00000001      /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\%%SystemRoot%%_system32_cmd.exe"    /t REG_SZ     /v FaceName           /d "Lucida Console" /f

Explorer

@rem disable autoplay, show file extensions and show hidden files and show contents of system folders:
@rem to hide hidden files (what an oxymoron) set hidden to 2
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers" /t REG_DWORD /v DisableAutoplay /d 1 /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"         /t REG_DWORD /v HideFileExt     /d 0 /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"         /t REG_DWORD /v Hidden          /d 1 /f
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"         /t REG_DWORD /v SuperHidden     /d 0 /f 
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"         /t REG_DWORD /v ShowSuperHidden /d 1 /f

Keyboard layout

@reg add "HKCU\keyboard layout\preload" /t REG_SZ /v 1 /d "00000409"
@reg add "HKCU\keyboard layout\preload" /t REG_SZ /v 2 /d "00000807"

Disable autoplay

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers" /t REG_DWORD /v DisableAutoplay /d 1 /f

Prompt directory

@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\prompt"         /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open cmd in directory"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\prompt\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "cmd.exe /k cd ^"%1^""    /f

Open with gVim

@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open_with_gvim"         /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with gVim"   /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open_with_gvim\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "gvim ^"%1^""      /f

Links

regjump is a tool that allows me to open a particular registry key in the registry editor from the console (cmd.exe) with something like
c:\> regjump HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion