Regshot, reg files...help please!

[Jedi82]

i would like to create some reg files due to some change that i want to unattended but...i use regshot modified, he create a reg key and i know that i must save this file in .reg right? But for example this one:

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1957994488-842925246-854245398-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

"Start_ShowHelp"=dword:00000000

is not accepted and don't work, i think because i have this number-->

S-1-5-21-1957994488-842925246-854245398-1003

how can i do for it? How create good, clean and perfect reg key for reduce my work after a big format?

[oioldman]

You need the key under HKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKEY_USERS - this will change for each user and i think on reboot and the s-1------- is the users SID

Also, tell us what your after with that key and you may find it exist either on this site already or somebody has it that you can borrow.

[Jedi82]

GOOD, i also made a BIG search, about six page and also for other newbie users like me:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=16519&hl=

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=19537&hl=

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=18284

These are some interesting thread where there is the same problem!

[Jedi82]

but also, how can i do to install some reg tweaks that works only when windows end is installation?

So about my problem for all:

CHANGE THE HKEY_USERS in HKEY_CURRENT_USER

and after the USER del the entire numerical strings so that you only have:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]

"Start_ShowHelp"=dword:00000000 (for example)

[Jedi82]

--edit---

Edited June 15, 2005 by Jedi82

[spiritpyre]

ok:

1) could you please edit your last post and replace your CODE tags with CODEBOX tags? (easier on the eyes)

2) I'm not sure I understand your question... would you mind rewording it and be specific about what you want?

3) the "& nbsp;" entries I see in your post look out of place. I think that's some kinda of html coding/formatting/etc. Anyway I know it's not supposed to be in a .reg file because regedit won't understand it.

4) in your examples above you should replace (CTRL+H in notepad) the string "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-515967899-507921405-1343024091-500"

with "HKEY_CURRENT_USER". Because for all practical purposes, "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" = "HKEY_USERS\{Your SID #}" except that you no longer have to worry about finding the numbers anymore.

also... not sure but it looks like some of your hex(#) values are in unicode and some are not. As far as I know, .reg files with unicode entries use the "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" heading and those without use the "REGEDIT4" heading. So you might have to separate them. Or probably easier just find the key(s) you want (in regedit) and export it, then merge the .reg files together.

Edited June 15, 2005 by spiritpyre

[Jedi82]

tnx so so much, all went right! I love this board and tnx all of you!!!!

[spiritpyre]

thought i'd mention that someone posted a link to a modified version of RegShot that you don't have to convert to .reg syntax as I thought it was (semi-) relevant and might be useful to you.

Edited June 18, 2005 by spiritpyre