Re: RegSnap

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From: KM (konstmor_at_nospam.yahoo.com)
Date: 02/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:57:18 -0800

I've just downloaded and try the 4.1.1224 version (Evaluation). I am not
able to repro the first problems you mentioned - the reg values are in the
Undo and Redo files.

However, the second problem, exporting a .reg file from a snapshot seems to
produce redundant keys.
Anyway.. this feature is not very useful for XPe integration. You will
probably need only snapshot comparison feature. 

--
 KM,
    BSquare Corporation
> Landon,
>
> The latest version of the RegSnap seems to be 4.1.1224. Is it the one you
> are referring to?
>
> --
>  KM,
>     BSquare Corporation
>
> > Yes, as a matter of fact I just posted this this morning on another
> RegSnap
> > thread earlier.  I have 1.4.1 (latest stuff off the lastbit.com site)
> >
> > This is a repeat of my post of my experience with it:
> >
> > I bought RegSnap based on this recommendation as it really seemed like
> > it had what would be needed - a registry diff ability to write out a
.reg
> > file of the differences.
> >
> > I have found two pretty horrendous bugs with it.  One, regardless of my
> > comparison settings for generating .reg files from the comparison (redo
> and
> > undo .reg files) to include keys and values, only keys are generated in
> the
> > .reg files.  This completely defeats the ability to pull registry diffs
> out
> > in any semblance of useful format.  It generates HTML reports which are
> > correct, but obviously not usable for importing/restoral.
> >
> > Secondly, if I export a RegSnap .rsnp file as a .reg file, many times
keys
> > will have a redundant 'leaf' on the key name that is not there in the
> > original registry.  ie:  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TOC\TOC] when the
> > origional registry only had:   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TOC]
> >
> > So, if you were to restore the registry with this .reg file, it would be
> > completely hosed up.
> >
> > I've tried contact LastBit software by both email and phone.  NO
response
> by
> > email and their phone seems to be permanently hooked to a FAX.
> >
> > This software is so close but yet so far.  Thought people might like to
> know
> > this.
> >
> > Landon
> >
> >
>
>

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