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Q102984: REG: ControlSet\Select Subkey Entries

Article: Q102984
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbother
Last Modified: 25-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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CONTROLSET\SELECT SUBKEY
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The Select subkey under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM maintains information
about the control sets for the currently selected computer. The Select
subkey contains four named values:

Current   REG_DWORD   0xN, where N identifies a control set:

Identifies the control set from which the CurrentControlSet subkey is
derived. If this value is 0x1, for example, the subkey producing the
CurrentControlSet is ControlSet001.

Default   REG_DWORD   0xN, where N identifies a control set:

Identifies the default control set. If this value is 0x1, for example, the
default control set is ControlSet001.

Failed   REG_DWORD   0xN, where N identifies a control set:

Identifies the control set number of the control set that was last
rejected
and replaced with a LastKnownGood control set.

LastKnownGood   REG_DWORD   0xN, where N identifies a control set:

Identifies the last control set that successfully started the system. If
this value is 0x1, for example, the last control set known to be good is
ControlSet001.

Reference: "The Windows NT Resource Kit for Operating System Version 3.1".

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbother 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : :3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0

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