When - and why - should you store data in the Windows Registry?

Question

As a developer, tools that store configuration/options in the registry are the bane of my life. I can\'t easily track changes to those options, can\'t easily port them from

Answer 1

Is the world going to end if you store a few window positions and a list of most recently used items in the Windows registry? It's worked okay for me so far.

HKEY-CURRENT-USER is a great place to store trivial user data in small quantities. That's what it's for. It seems silly not to use for its intended purpose just because others have abused it.