Registry Editor Program?

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Ben Blackmore

Hi,

Does anyone know of a program that can open .dat or .man files? I need to
change a setting in a mandatory profile that is being applied to 3 PCs. I've
seen programs that can view .dat/.man files and edit .reg files but not what
I want!

If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be grateful.

Cheers

Ben
 
In said:
Hi,

Does anyone know of a program that can open .dat or .man files? I
need to change a setting in a mandatory profile that is being
applied to 3 PCs. I've seen programs that can view .dat/.man files
and edit .reg files but not what I want!

If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be grateful.
Click to expand...

What OS?

For NTx OSs regedt32.exe can "Load hive/Unload hive".
See the Help and search "loading hives"

Works with valid registry hive files (not in use) stored on disk no
matter the extension used.

Always Unload before exiting.
Have backups
While "loaded" you can also use regedit.exe.
 
In said:
Hi,

Does anyone know of a program that can open .dat or .man files? I
need to change a setting in a mandatory profile that is being
applied to 3 PCs. I've seen programs that can view .dat/.man files
and edit .reg files but not what I want!

If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be grateful.
Click to expand...

What OS?

For NTx OSs regedt32.exe can "Load hive/Unload hive".
See the Help and search "loading hives"

Works with valid registry hive files (not in use) stored on disk no
matter the extension used.

Always Unload before exiting.
Have backups
While "loaded" you can also use regedit.exe.
 
Mark V said:
What OS?

For NTx OSs regedt32.exe can "Load hive/Unload hive".
See the Help and search "loading hives"

Works with valid registry hive files (not in use) stored on disk no
matter the extension used.

Always Unload before exiting.
Have backups
While "loaded" you can also use regedit.exe.
Click to expand...

Its Win2000, I'm just looking at regedt32.exe, trouble is, doesn't it load
the hive into your current registry? I don't want to import the settings
from the mandatory profile, into my registry!

Ben
 
Mark V said:
What OS?

For NTx OSs regedt32.exe can "Load hive/Unload hive".
See the Help and search "loading hives"

Works with valid registry hive files (not in use) stored on disk no
matter the extension used.

Always Unload before exiting.
Have backups
While "loaded" you can also use regedit.exe.
Click to expand...

Its Win2000, I'm just looking at regedt32.exe, trouble is, doesn't it load
the hive into your current registry? I don't want to import the settings
from the mandatory profile, into my registry!

Ben
 
In said:
Its Win2000, I'm just looking at regedt32.exe, trouble is, doesn't
it load the hive into your current registry? I don't want to
import the settings from the mandatory profile, into my registry!
Click to expand...

No. Well not in the way I think you may mean.
"Load hive" does not "merge" or "import" into the active system or
user registry branches. It loads the binary hive file into the
editor for examination/manipulation. That is, editing.

For a ntuser.dat (ntuser.man) you would in regedt32, from the top
level of USERS (HKU) load it into a key you name (eg "TEMP-MAN")

This is distinctly different than "merge", "import" (regedit), or
"Restore..." (regedt32).
 
In said:
Its Win2000, I'm just looking at regedt32.exe, trouble is, doesn't
it load the hive into your current registry? I don't want to
import the settings from the mandatory profile, into my registry!
Click to expand...

No. Well not in the way I think you may mean.
"Load hive" does not "merge" or "import" into the active system or
user registry branches. It loads the binary hive file into the
editor for examination/manipulation. That is, editing.

For a ntuser.dat (ntuser.man) you would in regedt32, from the top
level of USERS (HKU) load it into a key you name (eg "TEMP-MAN")

This is distinctly different than "merge", "import" (regedit), or
"Restore..." (regedt32).
 
Mark V said:
No. Well not in the way I think you may mean.
"Load hive" does not "merge" or "import" into the active system or
user registry branches. It loads the binary hive file into the
editor for examination/manipulation. That is, editing.

For a ntuser.dat (ntuser.man) you would in regedt32, from the top
level of USERS (HKU) load it into a key you name (eg "TEMP-MAN")

This is distinctly different than "merge", "import" (regedit), or
"Restore..." (regedt32).
Click to expand...

Ah ok, thats cool then! I'll give it a try

Thanks for your help

Ben
 
Mark V said:
No. Well not in the way I think you may mean.
"Load hive" does not "merge" or "import" into the active system or
user registry branches. It loads the binary hive file into the
editor for examination/manipulation. That is, editing.

For a ntuser.dat (ntuser.man) you would in regedt32, from the top
level of USERS (HKU) load it into a key you name (eg "TEMP-MAN")

This is distinctly different than "merge", "import" (regedit), or
"Restore..." (regedt32).
Click to expand...

Ah ok, thats cool then! I'll give it a try

Thanks for your help

Ben
 
In said:
Ah ok, thats cool then! I'll give it a try

Thanks for your help
Click to expand...

YW
I think this will do what you wanted.
Remeber to backup, backup backup, just in case. :-)
 
In said:
Ah ok, thats cool then! I'll give it a try

Thanks for your help
Click to expand...

YW
I think this will do what you wanted.
Remeber to backup, backup backup, just in case. :-)
 
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