win 7 registry editor

I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?

"Doug" <> wrote in message
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>I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
> like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?

REGEDIT.EXE (in windows directory)

On 24/10/2011 12:16, Doug wrote:
> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
> like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?

Regedit; provided in Win7.

Ed

Regedit, haven't seen any reason to bother using any of the "many others".

On 10/24/2011 6:16 AM, Doug wrote:
> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
> like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?

Doug wrote:
> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
> like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?

I don't like to use anything to edit my registry, but when I must, the
no frills regedit that has been included in Windows since the dawn of
time is sufficient.
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On 24/10/2011 12:16, Doug wrote:
> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
> like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?

I use regedit.

The only thing which might make me change would be an editor which gave
me the option of saving a key as soon as I selected it, before I edited
it, and if I chose to save it would do so as a *.reg file. If anything
nasty happened I could double click on that and get the original key
back (assuming the computer would boot!).

Maybe one already exists...

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Jeff

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:32:00 +0100, Jeff Layman
<> wrote:

>On 24/10/2011 12:16, Doug wrote:
>> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
>> like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?
>
>I use regedit.
>
>The only thing which might make me change would be an editor which gave
>me the option of saving a key as soon as I selected it, before I edited
>it, and if I chose to save it would do so as a *.reg file. If anything
>nasty happened I could double click on that and get the original key
>back (assuming the computer would boot!).
>
>Maybe one already exists...

Regedit has that capability. It just isn't automated like you
describe. I always recommend saving a key before modifying it, even
though I don't always follow my advice myself.

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Char Jackson

Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 24/10/2011 12:16, Doug wrote:
>> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do
>> you like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?
>
> I use regedit.
>
> The only thing which might make me change would be an editor which
> gave me the option of saving a key as soon as I selected it, before I
> edited it, and if I chose to save it would do so as a *.reg file. If
> anything nasty happened I could double click on that and get the
> original key back (assuming the computer would boot!).
>
> Maybe one already exists...

Regedit has that ability. Just right click on the key and select
"Export." The key and all subkeys and values will be saved as reg file:
"keyname.reg." Double clicking the .reg file will restore any deleted or
changed items. However, it will not remove any new keys or values.

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On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:16:49 -0500, "Doug" <>
wrote:

> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do you
> like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?


I think the built-in Regedit is fine, and that's what I use.

Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> Jeff Layman wrote:
>> On 24/10/2011 12:16, Doug wrote:
>>> I know there are many including the built in but which editor do
>>> you like to use to edit your win 7 registry ?
>>
>> I use regedit.
>>
>> The only thing which might make me change would be an editor which
>> gave me the option of saving a key as soon as I selected it,
>> before I edited it, and if I chose to save it would do so as a
>> *.reg file. If anything nasty happened I could double click on that
>> and get the original key back (assuming the computer would boot!).
>>
>> Maybe one already exists...
>
> Regedit has that ability. Just right click on the key and select
> "Export." The key and all subkeys and values will be saved as reg
> file: "keyname.reg." Double clicking the .reg file will restore any
> deleted or changed items. However, it will not remove any new keys or
> values.

If you want it to remove any additions as well as restore original data,
the key can be deleted before the original material is restored by
adding a key delete instruction to the reg file.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\textfile]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\textfile]
@="Text Document"
(original subkeys and values)

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