Using Registry Editor

You can use the Registry Editor to view registry entries for the various components in Advanced Server. You can also use Registry Editor to modify or add registry entries.

The Registry Editor application, Regedt32.exe, does not appear in any default folders. It is installed automatically in the %SystemRoot%\system32 folder on Windows NT systems. Click Run on the Start menu or switch to a command prompt and type: regedt32.

Connecting to a Remote Registry

To edit the Advanced Server Registry using the Windows NT Registry Editor, you must connect to Advanced Server from the Registry Editor of a remote Windows NT computer. To do so, use the Select Computer command in the Registry menu of the Registry Editor.

Connecting to the Advanced Server Registry remotely will result in the display of the HKEY_USERS and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtrees.

For more information about connecting to a remote registry, see "Accessing the Registry of a Remote Computer" in Registry Editor Help.




	WARNING! Using the Windows 95 Registry Editor to edit the Advanced Server Registry remotely is not recommended.

Viewing the Registry

Registry Editor displays the subtrees of the Registry. The hierarchical structure that appears in Registry Editor is similar to the hierarchical directory structures of Windows NT Explorer.

Your ability to make changes to the registry using Registry Editor depends on your access permissions. Generally, you can make the same kinds of changes using Registry Editor as your permissions allow for other administrative tools.

Registry Editor Commands

As shown in the following figure, Registry Editor displays data in two panes. The value entries in the right pane are associated with the selected key in the left pane. You can use the mouse or commands to manipulate the windows and panes in the Registry Editor in the same way as in the Windows NT Explorer. For example:

Double-click a key name to expand or collapse an entry. Or click commands from the View and Tree menus to control the display of a selected key and its data.
Use the mouse or arrow keys to move the vertical split bar in each window to control the size of the left and right panes.
Click Tile or Cascade from the Window menu to arrange the Registry Editor windows.
Click Auto Refresh from the Options menu to update the display continuously. You can also click one of the Refresh commands from the View menu to update the display of registry information when Auto Refresh is turned off.

The following table shows some keyboard methods for managing the display of data in each Registry Editor window.

Procedure	Keyboard action
Expand one level of a selected registry key.	Press ENTER.
Expand all of the levels of the predefined handle in the active Registry window.	Press CTRL + *.
Expand a branch of a selected registry key.	Press the asterisk (*) key on the numeric keypad.
Collapse a branch of a selected registry key.	Press ENTER or (-)on the numeric keypad.

Using Registry Editor

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Registry Editor Commands