About Registry Explorer

Registry Explorer is a freeware program that is intended to replace regedit. This free software is a system tool that puts itself into Windows Explorer.

Current version

The current version of Registry Explorer is 1.4.4.

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Features

• Total integration in Windows Explorer
• Drag and Drop
• Copy and Paste
• Multiple selection for export to file
• Create shortcuts to registry keys
• Add registry keys to your favorites

New features for version 1.1

• Edit a key's security like in regedt32 (Windows 2000 only)
• Fully functional find
• Type registry keys in the address bar in the form of an URL
  Example:
  reg://HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE
  (This example actually works with version 1.1 installed)
• New icons

New features for version 1.2

• Find in the whole registry
• Copy key name / Copy full key name
• Create inverse reg files (to delete keys/values)
• Type a registry key in the command prompt or Start/Run
  Example:
  Try typing "hklm/software"
  In the command prompt, this has to be:
  "start hklm/software"
• Move the registry folder to My Computer, Control Panel or a file system folder
• Compatibility with the microplanet reg url format
• Better uninstall (in the registry icon's context menu)
• New graphics in web view

New for version 1.3

• Working on Windows XP
• Rename non-empty keys
• Extra columns in Details view
• Correct sorting on all columns in Details view
• Extra information in Web view
• You can now copy keys or values within the same key (Copy of...)
• Import/export binary values from/to file
• Getting Started Help
• Several smaller enhancements and bug fixes

New for version 1.4

• Create a backup of a key
• Restore a backup of a key
• Load and unload hives
• Better performance
• More stable than ever
• Several smaller enhancements and bug fixes
• Version 1.4.1 fixes a crash that appeared in 1.4.
• Version 1.4.2 fixes a crash when searching for files on Windows XP.
• Version 1.4.3 gives the text input box focus in the Search dialog.
• Version 1.4.4 has has some enhancements to the Search Results window: moving the columns, extra column with the value and some others.

Current limitations

• Compatibility problems with Office 2000 on Windows 98 SE. See Knowledge Base article.

Download

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Newsletter

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Reviews

Here are some independent reviews on Registry Explorer:

• At CompleteleFreeSoftware
• At WebAttack
• At Rocketdownload (review of an early beta)

User opinions at CNet

Tweak of the week

Every week, the Registry Explorer team brings you a new registry tweak.
You can find them here!

Cool stuff

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Links

Want to know more about the registry? Here are some useful links.