How do i find out what the abbreviations in Registry stand for?
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If you are asking about the Microsoft Windows Registry, you may get some assistance from the Microsoft web site.  I assume you don't have an MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) subscription.  If you do, consult that first.\n\nNot all registry entries are controlled by Microsoft, as application programs also use the registry.\n\nIf I were curious what a particular key or value meant, I would use Google to look it up.  There is a surprising amount of obscure technical information available.\n\nIf I were truly desperate, I would search the entire disk looking for some part of the registry entry that looks unique.  Perhaps knowing which program uses the registry entry would give a clue to the meaning.
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Vicki, unless you understand the registry very well, stay out of it.  One little letter or period or comma or whatever can render enormous problems for you.  I don't know what went before your question, but get exact instructions from an expert. By the way, I am not that expert!
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One way is to restore to a previous copy of your registry, Which is not the same as a complete system restore, but if you are lucky, may do the trick. \n\nGo to registry editor (Start - run - type "regedit" - enter)\n\nIn the file option, select restore and choose a previously backed up copy of the registry.\n\nAll the best.
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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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Run REGEDIT and navigate to this key:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92;\n..SOFTWARE&#92;\n....Microsoft&#92;\n......Windows NT&#92;\n........CurrentVersion\n\nChange the RegisteredOrganization and RegisteredOwner values to whatever you wish.
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Assuming you want to open the registry editor, regedit is it, yes. If it's something else you want to do, you'll need to be more specific about what you want to open.
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The registry is a single place for keeping such information as what hardware is attached, what system options have been selected, how computer memory is set up, and what application programs are to be present when the operating system is started.  So a reg file is a file that holds info on what is in the registry.  In laymans terms, they're files that make your computer and operating system run.
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why would you need to do that?\n\ndid you accidently erase the registry editor built into windows?\n\nyou can access the registry editor by going to\nStart>Run>Type: regedit\n\n\nbut assuming that it is the same regedit.exe that is referrenced by windows i don't see why not.
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use regedit (Start->Run->regedit), search your program name in the regedit, find out related items in your registry and delete them. And then try again!
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Click on Start -> Run\n\nA dialog box with a textbox will popup.\nEnter "regedit" in the textbox. This will fire up your registry editor.\n\nIn the registry editor, \nClick on Registry -> Export Registry File\n\nPick a filename to save out to.\nDone.
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registry Editor does it...type 'regedit' then using find option, look fpr 'startup' you'll find all the services and shortcuts for the starutp
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have u tried using regedit????\n\n\ni guess you havent yet,,,\n\nbecause almost all infos can be seen in registry\nyou can even  manually clean a virus.. and change the name of your recycle bin or your "START"menu...\n\njust be very carefull when dealing with windows registry....
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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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you can go to regedit and do it urself  or go to tucows.com and download a free registry cleaner and go that way with it
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Typically (not always) a registry problem is identified when a program or file on your computer cannot be matched up with a registry entry or visa versa. What most of the programs do is scan your computer for installed programs and look for the corresponding registry key in your registry...then after that comparison is done it scans your registry and compares what it found there to what is actually installed on your computer...then gives a huge warning and recommendation on clearing the unassociated keys from your registry...\n\nWhat this does for you...typically NOTHING!!! The registry keys rarely IF EVER will cause you any problems if they are not directly associated to a program...that is why I will NEVER use a registry scanning program! If I uninstall something from my computer I have learned that virtually NEVER does it remove its registry keys....why? because it CAUSES NO HARM!! I will, just because I can, search for the related keys/values and delete them manually. I have tons of experience with this and only because of that do I play around with it....\n\nRecommendations: Leave it alone!!
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Try this: \n\nStart > Run: excel /regserver \nStart > Run: word /regserver \n\nIt's quite a bit less drastic than a reinstall; it just re-writes the registry entries for both apps
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Type in REGEDIT under RUN in your start menu,\n\nYou can edit your registry there, but you should not mess with it unless you know what youre doing.\n\nYou should do a search on google to find out what types of registry keys you should not edit or delete.