where is program registration held (like resco)?

[SyXbiT]

but the registry isn't some magical thing.
it's got to be in an actual file somewhere
how else is it actually stored?

[Pibe38]

Originally Posted by SyXbiT

but the registry isn't some magical thing.
it's got to be in an actual file somewhere
how else is it actually stored?

I never implied the registry was "some magical thing". As explained above, the registry does not use files, it uses entries. You can export these entries into files that can then be executed to import the previous values into the new and fresh registry. More work than just re-entering the registration codes in my opinion.