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#207793 13-Jan-2017 22:16

This is a bit random. I'm looking at a Windows 2008 R2 server registry.

Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services

The key 'services' has a lower case 's'. That seems strange when compared to other operating systems.

If you have a 2K8 R2 and a few minutes can you advise if your services key begins with lower case 's' or upper case 'S'. Multiple answers are welcome. Cheers!

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#1703015 14-Jan-2017 00:15

Yip, that looks right.

I've checked four servers, one of which I personally installed in 2016. All have the lower case 's' in Services.

Here is a screen shot from Windows 7 which uses the same code base.

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#1703016 14-Jan-2017 00:21

This is normal

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#1703032 14-Jan-2017 07:13

whats the concern?

Windows isn't *nix

some Registry key values are case sensitive, Registry key names are not

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#1703248 14-Jan-2017 17:29

Thanks everyone. Good to know.

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#1703379 15-Jan-2017 09:30

nathan: whats the concern?

Security, i.e. have I been hacked?

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