How do I edit the registry of my computer?
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1. Go to the 'Start Menu'\n2. Then, go to 'Run'\n3. Type in "regedit"\n\nThat's it.
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The best freeware registry cleaning software is RegCleaner 4.3.0.780 \n\nget it here:\nhttp://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html\n\ngood luck
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the question is not clear. \nyou had an old copy of xp - WHERE. on a CD or PC?\n\nif it was on a CD - then it has no registry.\nif it was on another PC - then startup up that PC, click start->RUN->type"regedit" and search the registry for the KEY.\nif it was on this new PC (on which you installed XP again) - then the old registry is gone, as it was re-written by the new one.\n\nyou bought a new pc and installed XP - SO WHERE WAS THE OLD XP?
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Registry (Start|Run: regedit) \nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92;SYSTEM&#92;CurrentControlSet&#92;Services&#92;Dnscache&#92;Parameters
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If you're talking about Microsoft's Visual Studio, this KB article might help.  Since it involves editing the registry, be very careful.  I might get in touch with the Microsoft support folks to see if they have any other suggestions.\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/248697/en-us?spid=3042&sid=1310\n\nplrr
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Manually editing a registry can be very dangerous.  If you are not 100% sure of what you are doing, don't do it.  Also, make sure you have a backup of your data before you mess around with it.  Danger lurks.\n\nAnyway, the administrator account should be able to edit the registry.  May just want to check you user account settings to make sure the administrator account really does have administrator access.  It can be taken away.  May also be the result of spy ware or a virus.
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If is is not listed in Add/Remove Programs and still the application is running in the computer then we need to remove the program from Registry. All the programs install would be definitely listed in Registry.\n\nFollow the steps to un-install the program from Registry.\nThese steps involve Windows Registry modifications and hence I suggest you take a backup of the registry before applying the solution.\n\nRegistry Backup:\n1. Click Start, Run and type regedit.\n2. Click File on Registry menu and select Export to File option.\n3. Select the radio button beside “All” option.\n4. Give a file name (say regbackup) and save it onto the desktop.\n\nPlease follow the steps below to delet the program from Registry\n1. Click Start, Run and type regedit and hit enter to open Registry menu.\n2. Click "+" beside HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.\n\n3. Click "+" beside Software .\n\n4. Click "+" beside Microsoft.\n\n5. Click "+" beside Windows.\n\n6. Click "+" beside CurrentVersion.\n\n7. Click "+" beside Uninstall.\n\nTry to find the program which you want to delete. After finding the program, Right-Click on the program and select Delete/Uninstall.\n\nAfter deleting the program, close the Registry Menu and restart the system.
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You can remove program using the add/remove programs on your control panel, but sometimes they dont delete the keys in regedit. You can just type regedit under RUN and then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and then go to the software folder and delete the keys if they exist.\n\nThat would remove it completely.
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Start > Run > Type: regedit\nThe OK\n\nBUT BE VERY CAREFUL!\n\nDeleting stuff out the registry is risky stuff, could mess up windows!\n\nYou have been warned.
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Umm.. I think I know exactly what it does to the registry. If you want to do it I posted the instructions below:\nTo improve the core system performance in Windows XP, you need to make certain modifications to the registry entries. \n\nWARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause very serious, system-wide problems. Incorrect entries may cause installation problems or prevent the computer from starting. You may be required to reinstall the operating system. \n\nYou will not be warned of incorrect entries while you edit the Registry to change values. Therefore, please back up the registry files by following these steps: \n\n1. Click Start, select Run, and type Regedit. \n2. From File menu, click Export file. \n3. Select "All" option to take a complete backup of the registry. \n4. Enter "regback" as the file name and save it on the desktop. \n\nIf you make any incorrect entries, the backup file can be used to replace the corrupted registry entries. \n\nAfter taking a backup of the registry, change the "DisablePagingExecutive" option to "1" by following these steps: \n\n1. Click Start, select Run, and type regedit. \n2. Click the plus (+) sign beside HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. \n3. Click the plus (+) sign beside System. \n4. Click the plus (+) sign beside CurrentControlSet. \n5. Click the plus (+) sign beside Control. \n6. Click the plus (+) sign beside Session Manager. \n7. Click Memory Management. \n8. Locate and right-click the "DisablePagingExecutive" option on the right pane. \n9. Select Modify. \n10. Change the value to "1". \n11. From the Registry menu, click Exit. \n12. Restart the system. \n\nThese steps will keep the core Windows system in memory and not paged to the disk. As a result, the core system performance will be improved.
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if you have windows 2000/XP then you can when booting press F8 and then choose last good known configuration (this option is ment for cleaning and restoring the last good registry you had before)
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click <start> <programs> <start up> right click on the item in the menu and select <delete>. or right click the <start> button, select <explore> after the explore window opens, right click and select <delete> on the item.\nIf none of this works a registry edit is needed.
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Use the Disk-Management snap in.\n\nIf that doesn't work do this:\n\n\nThe following method involves some risks (as is the case with all modifications done to the registry) but if you know what you are doing I'd say your chances of messing it up are close to null.\n\n   1. Log on as an Administrator.\n   2. Start Regedt32.exe.\n   3. Go to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92;SYSTEM&#92;MountedDevices\n   4. Click MountedDevices.\n   5. On the Security menu, click Permissions.\n   6. Verify that Administrators have full control. Change this back when you are finished with these steps.\n   7. Quit Regedt32.exe, and then start Regedit.exe.\n   8. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92;SYSTEM&#92;MountedDevices\n   9. Find the drive letter you want to change to (new). Look for "&#92;DosDevices&#92;C:".\n  10. Right-click &#92;DosDevices&#92;C:, and then click Rename. Note You must use Regedit instead of Regedt32 to rename this registry key.\n  11. Rename it to an unused drive letter "&#92;DosDevices&#92;Z:". This frees up drive letter C.\n  12. Find the drive letter you want changed. Look for "&#92;DosDevices&#92;D:".\n  13. Right-click &#92;DosDevices&#92;D:, and then click Rename.\n  14. Rename it to the appropriate (new) drive letter "&#92;DosDevices&#92;C:".\n  15. Click the value for &#92;DosDevices&#92;Z:, click Rename, and then name it back to "&#92;DosDevices&#92;D:".\n  16. Quit Regedit, and then start Regedt32.\n  17. Change the permissions back to the previous setting for Administrators (this should probably be Read Only).\n  18. Restart the computer.
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You can see most registry cleaner freeware and some shareware to list on http://www.regsofts.com. Browse the categories, you will find something worthy of downloading onto your system. For example: \nFree Windows Registry Repair   http://www.regsofts.com/free_registry_repair/registry_repair.htm\nRegSeeker   http://www.regsofts.com/freeware/regseeker.htm
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That wasnt a very bright move on your part.\n\nAre you using XP?\n\nif so, try a system restore\n\nClick Start->Help and support->Undo changes with system restore\n\nSelect Undo changes to my computer\n\nPick a point before you did the registry cleaner.\n\nHOPEFULLY  that will work.
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if your running windows xp:\n\nstart -> run -> "msconfig"\n\n----\nIf someone says to go to the startup folder, ignore them; the registry startup is ignored if you only look at that.
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There is registry manager software distributed with windows.  The executable is called regedit.exe; it doesn't get any better than that.