Re: Help with registry key

From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 02:29:58 +1000

Microsoft Windows XP

Install stuff using compatability wizard in future. If source files are on a HD make sure you undo it as well. 

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"David Cameron" <nomail@to.me> wrote in message news:O1kjSpTLEHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the quick reply Will.
> 
> I can't see an undo option in regedit and if it does have one, I'm not sure
> it would work after closing the program and reopening.
> As regards changes to other registry keys, it is a worry but other entries
> in the same section
> (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion) refer to
> xp.
> In comments I read by others who have used the utilty (sadly after I had
> used it) they seem to think that only the ProductName key is changed, but I
> can't be sure :(
> 
> Dave
> 
> "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OfPnETTLEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >Hi
> 
> >Has that Registry program got an 'undo' option?  If so try that.  What may
> not be known, is if any other Registry keys were changed at the same time.
> 
> 
> "David Cameron" <nomail@to.me> wrote in message
> news:ePDM1FTLEHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> | Hi All,
> |
> | I tried to use a utility recently which is supposed to change registry
> keys
> | temporarily while installing a driver.
> | Anyway, to cut along story short the utility failed to reset the registry
> | key on exit.
> | It set the value of the key:
> |
> | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName
> |
> | to "Microsoft Windows 2000".
> | I manually reset the value to "Microsoft Windows XP" using regedit but I
> am
> | not sure if this is correct.
> | I have Windows XP Professional Sp1a so the value of the key could be:
> | "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" or "Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> | Sp1a" for instance.
> |
> | Could someone with  Windows XP Professional Sp1a please check the value of
> | the registry key I mentioned above with regedit?
> |
> | TIA,
> | Dave
> |
> | P.S. I know I was stupid not backing up the registry, but I trusted the
> | utility :(
> |
> |
> 
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