Can not read .reg files in notepad

Hi Guys,

These .reg files dealing with the CapLock Key

http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/KeyboardMappings.zip

Are in a format I can not read in notepad. Is there some trick
to reading them and/or converting them to text?

Many thanks,
-T

On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:08:32 -0700, Todd <> wrote:

>Hi Guys,
>
>These .reg files dealing with the CapLock Key
>
>http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/KeyboardMappings.zip
>
>Are in a format I can not read in notepad. Is there some trick
>to reading them and/or converting them to text?


I can read them just fine in Notepad

Silly question - did you unzip the file??!!




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Stubbo of Oz
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On 04/16/2011 07:17 PM, Stubbo of Oz wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:08:32 -0700, Todd<> wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> These .reg files dealing with the CapLock Key
>>
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/KeyboardMappings.zip
>>
>> Are in a format I can not read in notepad. Is there some trick
>> to reading them and/or converting them to text?
>
>
> I can read them just fine in Notepad
>
> Silly question - did you unzip the file??!!

This is weird. Originally, I was getting

ÿþW

Now it seems to work. Huh. Go figure.

Thank you for the help.

-T

On 16 Apr 2011, Todd <> wrote in alt.windows7.general:

> These .reg files dealing with the CapLock Key
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/KeyboardMappings.zip
>
> Are in a format I can not read in notepad. Is there some trick
> to reading them and/or converting them to text?

They contain non-ascii characters. Registry keys can contain binary
data - maybe these reg files do, too. Be wary of editing them with a
text editor.

Hi Todd

On the: 17. of april-2011 At: 05:15 Todd wrote:

>
> This is weird. Originally, I was getting
>
> ÿþW

Are You sure it wasn't:



because thats the (BOM (Byte Order Mark)) start of an Utf-8 file,
in which kase You must be certain that the editor You use can
handle Utf-8 files, Notepad should be able to do that.


Best regards
Asger-P

Todd wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> These .reg files dealing with the CapLock Key
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/KeyboardMappings.zip
>
> Are in a format I can not read in notepad. Is there some trick to
> reading them and/or converting them to text?
>
> Many thanks, -T

..reg files in Windows 7 are written in Unicode-16, which Notepad should
be able to read fine. You may have trouble with a Notepad replacement
program. The Windows 7 registry will still accept eight bit ANSI .reg
files if you want to convert them.
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Crash

"When you get to a fork in the road, take it."
~ Yogi Berra ~

Nil wrote:
> On 16 Apr 2011, Todd <> wrote in
> alt.windows7.general:
>
>> These .reg files dealing with the CapLock Key
>>
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/KeyboardMappings.zip
>>
>> Are in a format I can not read in notepad. Is there some trick to
>> reading them and/or converting them to text?
>
> They contain non-ascii characters. Registry keys can contain binary
> data - maybe these reg files do, too. Be wary of editing them with a
> text editor.

Binary data are coded as hexadecimal bytes. REG files are always pure
text. They are intended to compatible with a text editor. The only
problem will be with using an editor incompatible with Unicode-16. There
should be no problem with the Windows 7 version of Notepad.exe. I have
had no problem reading them all with Notepad.
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Crash

"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable."
~ Laurence J. Peter ~

In article <>, Stubbo of Oz at
d says...
>
> On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:08:32 -0700, Todd <> wrote:
>
> >Hi Guys,
> >
> >These .reg files dealing with the CapLock Key
> >
> >http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/KeyboardMappings.zip
> >
> >Are in a format I can not read in notepad. Is there some trick
> >to reading them and/or converting them to text?
>
>
> I can read them just fine in Notepad
>
> Silly question - did you unzip the file??!!

look at free KeyTweak from http://www.tucows.com/preview/327616

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Zaidy

On 17 Apr 2011, "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" <>
wrote in alt.windows7.general:

> Binary data are coded as hexadecimal bytes. REG files are always
> pure text. They are intended to compatible with a text editor. The
> only problem will be with using an editor incompatible with
> Unicode-16. There should be no problem with the Windows 7 version
> of Notepad.exe. I have had no problem reading them all with
> Notepad.

OK, that explains why odd characters were shown by a couple of my text
editors and not by others. Thanks for clarifying that.

On 04/17/2011 05:52 AM, Zaidy036 wrote:
> look at free KeyTweak fromhttp://www.tucows.com/preview/327616
>

Nice utility. Thank you!
-T