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The following list describes the desktop registry structure that is used by ActiveSync and the corresponding identifiers that are used in CEUTIL to refer to particular keys in the structure.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services

Hereafter referred to as machine_root. Stores general information.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services

Hereafter referred to as local_root. Stores device partnership information.

The first time a Windows Embedded CE–based device is connected to a desktop computer and a device partnership is created, the various synchronization and filter settings are copied from the machine_rootto the partnership subkey under local_root.

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