Common Operations of WIN98 Registry Editor

The common operation Registry Editor of WIN98 Registry Editor is an advanced tool that allows you to change system registration settings. Experienced Windows users can change system settings by editing registry settings.

To start the Registry Editor, Run REGEDIT. EXE in the Windows folder. If an error occurs in the Registry, the computer may not be running properly. In this case, the registry information can be restored to the status when the computer was last started. The following describes the common operations of the Win98 Registry Editor.

1. Restore the Registry

1. Click start and then close the system ";
2. Click Restart computer and switch to MS-DOS mode, and then click yes ";
3. Go to the Windows directory. For example, if your Windows is installed in the C: Windows Directory, enter cd c: WINDOWS and press Enter;
4. Type C: WINDOWSCOMMANDSCANREG/RESTORE in MS-DOS mode and press Enter.
Follow these steps to restore the registry to the last time you started the computer.

2. Export all contents in the Registry to a text file

1. Click "my computer" in the Registry Editor to export all registry information, or click a folder to export registration information of only the content in the folder;
2. Click Export registry file on the registry menu ";
3. Click Browse to find a storage location for the exported file, that is, a folder, and enter a file for it and save it.
The exported registry information file can be edited in any text editor.

3. Import or partial import the Registry

1. In the registry menu, click Import registry file ";
2. Click Browse to find the file to be imported, and then click open ".

4. Add a primary key

1. Open the registry list and find the folder to add the primary key;
2. Right-click the folder to add the primary key;
3. Point to "new" under the "edit" menu, and click "primary key ";
4. the new primary key is displayed with a temporary name. Enter a name for the new primary key and press Enter. If a new primary key is added, the computer cannot start properly, the registry information can be restored.

5. Add a key value

1. Open the registry list and select the folder to add the new key value;
2. Right-click the folder to add the new key value;
3. Point to "new" and click the type of the key value to be added. These types include "string value", "binary value", and "DWORD" value;
4. The newly added key value is displayed as a temporary key value. enter a new value for the newly added key value and click OK.