I'm fairly sure you can just just right-click on the .reg file and select 'Merge' from the context menu. Saves going into regedit. (You can definitely do this in XP; I'm not sure about earlier versions of Windows.)
Posted by: Simon at February 14, 2007 8:02 PM
This helped me a lot. Even with the merge option, it would open ina notepad. Thanks!
Posted by: Claudio at February 23, 2008 1:02 PM
:D thx heaps time
will always go on your site if i need any comp help
:D
Posted by: Jonathon at July 31, 2008 5:50 AM
This was a very good trick. The problem topic discussed was very helpful for me. Computer is such a field where we see several things in front of us in screen but never give importance to explore them.
The sites like this one can really do some concrete lighting on the vasting of the knowledge on the unexplored topics....
Posted by: Softmaniac at August 24, 2008 8:11 AM
But what if you have two scenarios, such as...?
1. Open With > Open With and nothing is there to use
or
2. the Merge command is absent
The only option for me is to open regedit and import the new entry. I'd like to return to its original setup.
Posted by: Al at October 19, 2008 12:36 PM
If i open registry editor screen through run command with command "regedit" but it opens in notepad i am not able to see nothing. Please give solution
Posted by: Suresh at December 22, 2008 9:38 PM
When trying to open regedit, there is a error message "Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator". It is my personal PC, pls let us know how to resolve it.
Posted by: chiranjeev kumar at August 6, 2009 8:21 PM
Today you preserved me from kicking my machine out of the window!!! Same as above: Regfile suddenly opened in notepad instead of asking if i want to merge informations into the Registry!Thanx from germany! C.
Posted by: Cosmo Nomad at December 2, 2009 9:43 PM
sir, after reading all the information youv'e written, i try to do it. when i double click a .reg file it says " are you sure you want to add this to the registry?" and i press ok then a message says "cannot import "file.reg". the specified file is not a script. bla bla bla bal" that what it says, i dont know whats the problems... pls help!
Posted by: eecholeave at March 6, 2010 7:00 PM
When I import the *.reg file, it cannot complete the import as applications are open. the next time I boot up I have to go to a previous safe configuration...
help
Posted by: Nigel Glenister at March 8, 2010 11:49 AM
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I'm fairly sure you can just just right-click on the .reg file and select 'Merge' from the context menu. Saves going into regedit. (You can definitely do this in XP; I'm not sure about earlier versions of Windows.)
Posted by: Simon at February 14, 2007 8:02 PMThis helped me a lot. Even with the merge option, it would open ina notepad. Thanks!
Posted by: Claudio at February 23, 2008 1:02 PM:D thx heaps time
Posted by: Jonathon at July 31, 2008 5:50 AMwill always go on your site if i need any comp help
:D
This was a very good trick. The problem topic discussed was very helpful for me. Computer is such a field where we see several things in front of us in screen but never give importance to explore them.
Posted by: Softmaniac at August 24, 2008 8:11 AMThe sites like this one can really do some concrete lighting on the vasting of the knowledge on the unexplored topics....
But what if you have two scenarios, such as...?
1. Open With > Open With and nothing is there to use
or
2. the Merge command is absent
The only option for me is to open regedit and import the new entry. I'd like to return to its original setup.
Posted by: Al at October 19, 2008 12:36 PMIf i open registry editor screen through run command with command "regedit" but it opens in notepad i am not able to see nothing. Please give solution
Posted by: Suresh at December 22, 2008 9:38 PMWhen trying to open regedit, there is a error message "Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator". It is my personal PC, pls let us know how to resolve it.
Posted by: chiranjeev kumar at August 6, 2009 8:21 PMToday you preserved me from kicking my machine out of the window!!! Same as above: Regfile suddenly opened in notepad instead of asking if i want to merge informations into the Registry!Thanx from germany! C.
Posted by: Cosmo Nomad at December 2, 2009 9:43 PMsir, after reading all the information youv'e written, i try to do it. when i double click a .reg file it says " are you sure you want to add this to the registry?" and i press ok then a message says "cannot import "file.reg". the specified file is not a script. bla bla bla bal" that what it says, i dont know whats the problems... pls help!
Posted by: eecholeave at March 6, 2010 7:00 PMWhen I import the *.reg file, it cannot complete the import as applications are open. the next time I boot up I have to go to a previous safe configuration...
Posted by: Nigel Glenister at March 8, 2010 11:49 AMhelp
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