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Cheat Sheet for adjusting or writing .reg files for updating the Windows Registry
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
First line
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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Key format
[<Hive name>\<Key name>\<Subkey name>]
@=<Value type>:<Value data>
"Value name"=<Value type>:<Value data>
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Value types
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(Default) value |
"Value name"="String value with escape characters"
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String value |
Deleting Keys or Values
[-<Hive name>\<Key name>\<Subkey name>]
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Delete Key |
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Delete (Default) value |
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Delete value |
The '-' character in the correct place for the Key or Value will delete it
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Root Keys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
HKLM |
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG |
HKCC |
Win 98 & NT only |
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT |
HKCR |
File associations & OLE Object Class IDs |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
HKCU |
Linked to the current User's key in HKU |
HKEY_USERS |
HKU |
User profiles |
HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA |
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Win NT only but invisible |
HKEY_DYN_DATA |
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Win 98 only |
Escape characters
Precede characters with a backslash '\'
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