Registry Toolkit Changelog

What's new in Registry Toolkit 7.1

• Added code signing
• Improved toolbar for high resolution display
• Improvements to Compare & Merge dialog
• Improved startup behavior for main window positioning when a multiple monitor display is no longer available.
• Toolbar customization is now available.
• Various improvments for very long value names and data types.
• Search statistics from the progress meter about number of keys/values searched and hits is now presented in status bar after search/replace is complete.
• Main window size and position is now remembered
• Minor revision to 'Check for updates' function.
• Improvements to 'undo' file function.
• Improvements to Favorites function.
• "Check for Updates" function added (Help Menu).
• Unicode functionality for Windows Vista & above.
• Separate 64-bit (x64) version added.
• Wild card characters can be used in the Key field.
• Environment variables can be specified in the output file setting for scripts. Nul can also be specified to disable the output dump temporarily for one or more script actions.
• Multiple s/r pairs can be specified within a single [Action ] section in a script. See sample script and F1 hlp.
• Favorites menu for quick navigation to commonly used keys.
• Values/Data in subkeys can be processed or not using the 'Process Subkeys=' switch during script usage.
• Unicode format .reg files created by the Windows 2000 regedit can be merged.
• Warning message added if you drag n drop a script on the program. Use the command line syntax,
• 'regtkt.exe <your script file>' to launch scripts.
• Find function to search main dialog or import comparison for a string.
• Refresh function.
• Import REG file compare display has additional options.
• Export method via scripts.
• Undo files are created when importing .reg files or using the Registry Operations dialog.
• Script files are more flexible and provide a way to set a [Default] settings section.
• Separate 'undo' files, automatically named, are now saved in the path specified in the Replace tab of the Search/Replace dialog. Previously there was a specific file name specified there.
• An unlimited number of 'undo' files can accumulate during a single program instance. The program cleans up the oldest at startup. The default number maintained is 10. This value can be changed w/ the dword value "Maximum Undo Files" under HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareFunducSoftwareInc.Registry ToolkitSettings
• In scripts, if the Output/Undo File= switch is specified the program reverts to the earlier method of creating a specific output/undo file. If Output/Undo File= is not specified the new functioning is used. interactive mode usage.
• 'Undo last replace(s)' function is available in the Edit Menu.
• The program now has functions to read and display values or values/data under the highlighted key.
• The program can now accumulate an entire proposed replace operation in advance of implementation. Specific changes can then be de-selected from implementation via a comparison preview dialog. To use this turn on 'Prompt after Searching' in the Replace tab of the Search/Replace dialog.
• Copy/Move/Delete/Export Operations on keys and/or values can now be performed. Entire keys and subkeys can be processed or just some values you select.
• Dword values can be processed now. See Help for details
• Compare REG file to registry results can now be saved to the clipboard.
• Scripts and a registry setting can be used to make the program search for a value and replace its contents. See the Help for script settings and the "Set Value Data" setting.
• Import from .REG file displays a preview of differences between what is currently in the registry and what the .REG file contains.
• Export to .REG feature is faster and allows one to export just the selected value if so desired.
• Menus have the toolbar bitmaps displayed (if they have a corresponding button).
• Environment variables can be searched for or replaced with. See Help file for details.
• Print and Print Preview
• Customizable Toolbar (View menu)
• Browse to a registry path without having to open all the nodes along the way (using a File Open-like dialog).
• Searching/Replacing can be done from a selected path, not just through the entire hive or registry.
• Edit Value allows editing of the Data also(through a button).
• Import/Export branches or entire registry from/to a .reg file.
• Key and Value editing can be done on the tree
• Command line and scripting capabilities were added. More documentation will follow. Contact [email protected] for specifics in the meantime.
• Regular expressions can be used to search/replace
• Working with remote registries (assuming you have administrator permission).
• Undo .reg file is created for reverting replaces or for previewing them upon performing a search.