File problem

[john ranger]

Not sure if I'm in the right forum but here goes

I have this file that usually will open with a double click and insert itself in the registry.

But now it's giving me a new window instead. Can you help me?

The new window will be in the next post bellow

I'm using Register Crawler 4.5

Specific Notes .REG
Typically used to make repairs to or save data from the Windows registry. Use, with caution, the Windows Registry Editor to create a .REG file. All you have to do is "run" the file (double click on it) in order to insert the values into the registry. Do this with even more caution! Changing the registry improperly can result in your system no longer working.

[john ranger]

Second picture

[TheMajor]

try changing 'REG' to 'reg'

[Force Flow]

File extensions are not case sensitive in 2k/XP.

[TheMajor]

i know, sorry
John, dblclick the file again and select 'select program from the list'
then look if regedit.exe is in there, select it and checkmark press ok

if it's not in the list you have to browse it manually...it's located in your windows folder(c:\Windows\regedit.exe)

[john ranger]

Originally Posted by TheMajor i know, sorry John, dblclick the file again and select 'select program from the list' then look if regedit.exe is in there, select it and checkmark press ok if it's not in the list you have to browse it manually...it's located in your windows folder(c:\Windows\regedit.exe)

Well regedit is not listed in there, is there a way to put it in?

I also tried the manual and got it to work but got this error message. I don't get it.

[Statica]

Are you sure that is a valid registry file? Open it up in your notepad; you should be able to decipher the keys in PLAIN english. If not, it is always safer to avoid importing such registry data.

[Statica]

On the subject of re-associating .reg files; open Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types > (Sort by extensions) Do you see REG listed in the list? If not Click NEW > File extension: REG > Associated File types: Registration Entries.
Then select the REG extension
You should see open as the default action.
Click the EDIT button
Change the following-
Action: edit
Application to perform action: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1 (change the C:\WINDOWS to suit your own computer's windows drive & directory)
Checkmark: USE DDE
Application: Notepad
Topic: System
Click OK

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Click New for new action and enter the following:
Action: Merge
Application used to perform action: regedit.exe "%1"
CHECKMARK Use DDE
Application: Regedit
Topic: System

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[john ranger]

Originally Posted by Statica Are you sure that is a valid registry file? Open it up in your notepad; you should be able to decipher the keys in PLAIN english. If not, it is always safer to avoid importing such registry data.

Do you see REG listed in the list? YES



It is but I just noticed that they are all empty files I don't get it I know they are good from the registry but when they are exported to the desktop they become empty. Weird huh?

Any ideas?