

if you enter Bloated, the selected Registry file will be mounted under HKLM\Bloated. When prompted for a name, use any name to serve as the mount point under the HKLM branch. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on the left and select File - Load hive. your C: drive where the Windows folder is).

However, there are also some virtual root keys shown in Regedit which exist for backward compatibility. The root keys shown in Regedit for the most part, represent the specific file, or in other words, the registry files correspond to keys' hierarchy.

Registry Editor shows it as a tree view: there are "root" (parent) keys, and several sub-keys (child objects). The data inside them, has a hierarchical structure. Here you can see the list of files on your disk drive where the Registry files are stored. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\hivelist You can see which files represent your registry database if you open the following Registry key: Registry consists of several files, which form the registry database.
