COM Registry Entries
To become functional, COM servers and containers must add information to the system registry. Most of that information is stored in keys and named values under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole keys. This section discusses the registry keys and information required to support COM functionality. For general information on the registry, the structure of registry entries, and registry functions, search for Registry topics in the Platform SDK.
Note
As of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, COM uses only the current process token, not the thread token, to decide which registry hive to access. If COM is not able to access the user profile registry hive, it will access the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System hive.
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Concepts
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole