1. A method for proliferating a configuration of a source computing device, the method comprising: generating a categorized registry file including registry entries that are categorized relative to features of the source computing device to which the registry entries pertain; providing the categorized registry file to a target computing device; the target computing device determining as to each registry entry whether to import the registry entry relative to a category to which the registry entry is related; the target computing device importing into a registry of the target computing device at least one registry entry from the categorized registry file; and the target computing device intentionally not importing into the registry of the target computing device at least one other registry entry from the categorized registry file.