August 3, 200422 yr how can i remove a REG_SZ key with a .reg file?? i'll try to explain myself: the key Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShortcut]"NeverShowExt"=""it's used to not display the extension for .url files and i want to remove it. i know using [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShortcut] from a reg file causes the hive to be removed but i only want to remove the REG_SZ, someone can help me??
August 3, 200422 yr how can i remove a REG_SZ key with a .reg file?? i'll try to explain myself: the key Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShortcut]"NeverShowExt"=""it's used to not display the extension for .url files and i want to remove it. i know using [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShortcut] from a reg file causes the hive to be removed but i only want to remove the REG_SZ, someone can help me?? Simple you put the minus next the value like thisWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShortcut]"NeverShowExt"=-Enjoy! Felix
August 3, 200422 yr Author thanks both @Alanoll and @`Felix` i'll try to apply the same knowledge to windows startup applications to prevent them from run edited: here are my keysWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00;shows url, pif, shs, scf file extensions[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InternetShortcut]"NeverShowExt"=-[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\piffile]"NeverShowExt"=-[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SHCmdFile]"NeverShowExt"=-[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ShellScrap]"NeverShowExt"=-Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00;remove items from startup[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]"CTFMON.EXE"=-"MsnMsgr"=-[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]"HotKeysCmds"=-"IgfxTray"=-"NeroFilterCheck"=- Edited August 3, 200422 yr by SiMoNsAyS
August 3, 200422 yr In all of the above, you have missed out inverted commas for the reg_sz value. In other words, wrap even the minus sign around inverted commas.Make "MsnMsgr"=-to look like "MsnMsgr"="-"
August 3, 200422 yr Author In all of the above, you have missed out inverted commas for the reg_sz value. In other words, wrap even the minus sign around inverted commas.Make "MsnMsgr"=-to look like "MsnMsgr"="-"as @Alanoll and @`Felix` said if what i want it's remove the key it has to look like "MsnMsgr"=- not like "MsnMsgr"="-"that will create a key "-" and it won't be removed
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