Tracking changes in Windows registry

Question

Is there a way to track changes in Windows registry? I\'d like to see what changes in the registry are made during installation of various programs.

Answer 1

I concur with Franci, all Sysinternals utilities are worth taking a look (Autoruns is a must too), and Process Monitor, which replaces the good old Filemon and Regmon is precious.

Beside the usage you want, it is very useful to see why a process fails (like trying to access a file or a registry key that doesn't exist), etc.