Registry Workshop 2.5.0 - User Guide and FAQ

1. Choose the Search button on the main menu.
2. Click the Find option and a window appears.
3. infill what you want to find.
4. click "find" button now.
5. You get what you want.

Frequently Asked Questions - Registry Workshop

1. What is the relationship between registry hives and files on Windows 2000/XP?
   Windows 2000/XP maintains a list of which hives exist on a particular machine in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\hivelist. The following lists standard registry hives and corresponding files.
   
   HKLM\SAM - %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\SAM
   HKLM\SECURITY - %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Security
   HKLM\SOFTWARE - %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Software
   HKLM\SYSTEM - %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\System
   HKU\.DEFAULT - SystemRoot%\System32\Config\DEFAULT
   Settings\userName\NTUSER.DAT
   HKU\SID_Classes - Documents and Settings\userName\Local
   Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
   
   
   
2. How can I edit registry on non-bootable Windows 2000/XP system?
   You can move the hard disk with the corrupted Windows to another computer, use the Load Hive function to load the registry hive and edit it.
   
   
3. I can not delete a registry key. Is there any way to work around this problem?
   If you are using Windows NT/2000/XP and you are sure it's not a permission problem, you can try the following steps.
   Select any registry key and export the key to a registry hive file. For performance reason, please do not select a key that contains a lot of subkeys and values.
   Select the parent key of the key you want to delete. If there are other keys and values in the parent key, move these keys and values to other place or export to a REG file.
   Import the registry hive file on top of the parent key. This operation will overwrite everything in the parent key.
   Delete the imported keys and values, and restore the old content.
   
   
4. Can I use abbreviation of root keys in the address bar?
   Yes, you can use following abbreviations.
   
   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT - HKCR
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER - HKCU
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - HKLM
   HKEY_USERS - HKU
   HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG - HKCC