Hi, I'm making a batch file to install all my apps, and write their settings to the registry...

Problem #1

I'm using portable/standalone apps so I don't have to install them. I'm using ACDSee32, and I want to set it as the default viewer for all images. Using Regmon, I see that it puts all the associations into the HKCR part of the registry, thats fine. But how will I tell it where to find the actual ACDSee.exe file, as it is in C:\PortableApps?

I also use a standalone UltraIso app, and it associates with files OK, but Windows doesn't know what program to open them with... I can't figure it out.

Problem #2

Looking for some Windows registry settings. The Registry Tweakage app has helped so much, but it doesn't help me with some things:

"Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the ALT key"

and

- changing the Windows Explorer so it has Cut, Copy and Delete buttons (or customized buttons) in the toolbar.

Any help would be appreciated, no doubt I'll strike many more problems as my batch file progresses.

Problem #1

Post your reg keys for UltraISO.

I can tell you where to put the path in the Registry. It's easy.

Problem #2

"Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until I press the ALT key"

I hope it's this one:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]"UserPreferencesMask"=hex(3):BE,3E,07,80

- changing the Windows Explorer so it has Cut, Copy and Delete buttons (or customized buttons) in the toolbar.

This is my customized "Explorer Toolbar" (and unlocked):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
"Locked"=dword:00000000
"{710EB7A1-45ED-11D0-924A-0020AFC7AC4D}"=hex:07,00,00,00,ee,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,20,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,
ef,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,21,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,f3,03,00,00,7e,6
9,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,30,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,f6,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1
,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,23,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,19,7
0,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,18,70,00,00,04,00,00
,00,03,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,1a,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,ff,03,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,4
5,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,1b,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,fe,03,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00
,20,af,c7,ac,4d,11,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,fb,03,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,31,70,00,00,04,0
0,00,00,00,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,13,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,

ah thanks, will try those reg settings.

I'm not exactly sure of the UltraIso keys there... I will give ACDSee32 a try...

Basically ACDSee32 puts associations like "ACDSee Image" in the pngfile keys etc, but where are the keys to tell the registry where ACDSee resides?

I suspect it uses CLSIDs. But for a start, look under:

HKCU\Software and

HKLM\SOFTWARE

and see what the relevant keys show.