1. A method for implementing a requested change to a registry on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: creating a temporary registry, the temporary registry being a copy of the registry; causing a requested change to be made to the temporary registry; comparing the temporary registry to the registry to identify a difference between them; comparing the difference to the requested change to determine if the difference and the requested change match; and replacing the registry with the temporary registry if the difference and the requested change match.