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Challie · Posts: 82

can anyone tell me how to open the registry editor

Francis · Posts: 15652 Location: Paris, France

If you don't know how to open the registry editor, it's not a wise move to go there.

The smallest thing you do can corrupt your system..

TTH · Posts: 16317

Sure
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/732591ac-ad6d-4152-a3a2-11d510f604e71033.mspx?mfr=true

Listen to Francis and note the warnings on that site. You will be doing this at your own risk.

parados · Posts: 8332

It's easy to open the registry.

It's a lot harder to fix your mistakes
(As Francis already pointed out.)

Just run "regedit" to open the registry editor.

Challie · Posts: 82

thanks guys youve convinced me ill leave it alone

parados · Posts: 8332

It can be done but you should read up on how to fix the problem of a corrupt registry before you touch it.

back up the registry.
know how to restore it using a recovery disk
make sure you have a recovery disk.
Practice restoring the registry before you mess with it so when the inevitable happens you can repair it.

There is a lot of information out there about how to adjust your registry. And a lot of reasons you might need or want to but its best to know the consequences and how to fix it.

Phoenix32890 · Posts: 24714 Location: With the birds and the alligators.

I would not futz around with the registry myself, but I have a program that does it for me.

http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/

The first time that I used it, I was shocked about how many errors that the program found (and fixed). Now I use it around once a week, and every time that I either add or delete a program, and there is usually something to fix.

Challie · Posts: 82

thanks for the good advice but im obviously not clever enough to mess with the registry Im going to leave well alone, best regards all