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Questions tagged [windows-registry]

The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores configuration settings and options on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It contains settings for low-level operating system components as well as the applications running on the platform.

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Registery equivalent or windows command to fetch values for various settings of software restriction policies in windows 2003 server

How can we fetch values of various settings available under software restriction policies in windows 2003. I tried using secpol.msc but it is only give us a GUI then we need to navigate to individual settings to check their value. Actually we have a…
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Windows registry settings do not take effect on IE 8

I am running Internet Excplorer version 8.0.6001 on Windows XP SP3. I want to change the default search engine for IE without using the user interface. So, I modified these registries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet…
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How can I delete this ODBC?

I am unable to delete a specific ODBC of type system DSN. I am able to create and remove other ODBC connections on the same server, but a particular ODBC (name = Default) cannot be removed. If I try to rename it to something other than "Default",…
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windows 2003 Terminal server, "users" item removed from ACL of "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes"

After having installed a software on my Windows 2003 terminal server, no user has been able to launch applications anymore. When they log to the server via remote desktop, each icon they click produces the message "there is no application associated…
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Changing program associations

We currently have two versions of an application (CS3 and CS4) on our XP build. It defaults to the wrong version (CS4) when opening documents. What registry changes do we need to make to change the defaults? (Or a similar scriptable fix)? Thanks
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What happnes/might happen if I try to register a dll that is already in registry?

My TFTP server will not start on a windows 2003 server. I'm guessing the application won't start because the .dll is not registered. I have dug out all .dll files with TFTP in their name. When I search HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID in the registry which…
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Differentiating between "Not Defined" and some other value in registry key for group policy objects

So here is what I am trying to do: I have set a certain group policy setting to 'Enabled' and it gets reflected in corresponding registry key Now, I go and edit in the group policy editor and set it to 'Not Defined'. The corresponding registry value…
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Disable "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" for all profiles(Domain,Public,Standard) in local GP using script help! Windows 7 Clients

We need Windows7 with windows firewall to be turned off , so the GOLD image has windows firewall turned off for all profiles(Domain,Public,Standard) and Windows Service disabled No the same GOLD image deployed with MDT (Apply local GPO) has enabled…
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Windows 2003 registry corrupt - endless reboot

Windows 2003 server will show the loading screen then it stops with: Stop c000218 registry file failure or corrupt. The registry can not load the hive \systemroot\system32\config\security Then it start a count down about dumping the physical…
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Cannot access WSUS AutoUpdate Results registry key of CERTAIN x64 OS

I have been testing a Powershell script to monitor the last install datetime of downloaded patches from WSUS on all my machines in the domain. I found the path from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg153542.aspx The paths which I use…
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Where to find WINS IP address in registry?

I have been writting a powershell script to remotely dump the TCPIP information from the registry of machines in my Windows Domain. I was able to dump the default gateway, subnet mask, DHCP server and DNS server. However, I could not find out…
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Multiple Name Servers on a single IP [Would DNS Root Registry complain?]

Scenario: I have a single IP, such as 1.1.1.1 I have a nameserver behind it, such as ns1.aaa.com. I register ns1.aaa.com with my Registrar, and thus the root registry, thus holding my NS responsible for aaa.com domain. Assume all of the above…
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registry keys for Enabling ActiveX in IE on Windows-CE

Does anyone know what registry keys are used to enable ActiveX in IE on windows-CE devices? I have to configure a lot of these devices. The settings aren't saved when changed in IE itself. I need to get rid of the following message: This page…
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Windows server 2008 R2 error running vbscript from Registry at startup

I have a simple vbscript which runs an Exe program both vbscript and exe program are in the same folder c:\xxx, i want this script to run every time the machine restarts as we have 40 servers and restarting manually is not feasible. I have added a…
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Updating PATH Variable from PHP script

Hi there I want to update Path environmental variable through PHP script. I have generated a .reg file using PHP. The content of reg file looks like [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment] …
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