Quote Originally Posted by gosh View Post
Yes you do, the thing is that you don't know it. The registry in windows is one type of database. Applications are often using some sort of database to store data between sessions etc. WinFS that didn't make it to Vista is a database
Well, that is true ... part of the OS. I haven't tried to install Oracle and query my house hold expenses.

So what do I need to do to benchmark the registry?

I kinda think the XP registry (or even Vista registry) is a bit small to overwhelm a processor, considering even a Sempron can run it .