Please read the thread, so to not conclude the wrong way

This is a forum, not a classroom; the help flow is 2-way,
not oneway.

Those who feel never *receiving* help, most often are *giving*
less than others. Please read the thread, so to not conclude
the wrong way.

Paris, Sat 2 Sep 2006 15:59:15 +0200
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge
(Charles Darwin)


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From: "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sat 2 Sep 2006 17:49:44 +0530 (12:19:44 GMT)
Subject: Re: So anyone can claim authorship of a file of yours,
provided he changes a character

Posting a question, asking for help, and then suddenly making a
wrong accusation about someone who is trying to help. This
surprised me about you.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com



----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Michel Merlin" <michel.merlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday 2 September 2006 13:21
Subject: So anyone can claim authorship of a file of yours,
provided he changes a character

I keep in my records that you are allowing anyone to take a file
from you and, if he finds a character that he can harmlessly
change (for instance adding a blank line), even if not
apparently useful ("I don't know why we put a blank line at the
end"), then he can omit to cite you, and present himself as the
only author instead.

This surprised me about you.

Paris, Sat 2 Sep 2006 13:21:25 +0200


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sat 2 Sep 2006 04:50:09 -0500 (09:50:06 GMT)
Subject: Re: Thanks - Didn't remember the "Merge" option in REG
file, so no overwriting

"Michel Merlin" <michel.merlin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OI0CENnzGHA.4972@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1) « the one Ramesh gave »
is in facts *the one Michel Merlin gave*.

No they aren't. His has a blank line at the end and yours
doesn't.

.............

I don't know why we put a blank line at the end. Just that
everybody does.

BTW, here's a cute little Reg file I produced last century.
-------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell]
@="edit"

----------------------------------------------------------------
It changes the default action for double clicking a REG file to
edit instead of merge. Since it starts with REGEDIT4 it will
work on all Windows versions. (Those starting with "Windows
Registry Editor Version 5.00" won't work in Win9x.)

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----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Michel Merlin" <michel.merlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sat 2 Sep 2006 11:36:25 +0200 (09:36:25 GMT)
Subject: Thanks - Didn't remember the "Merge" option in REG
file, so no overwriting

1) « the one Ramesh gave »
is in facts *the one Michel Merlin gave*.

MS "volunteers" seem to be in a bad case of NIHS
(Not Invented Here Syndrom).

2)
« Note that both mine and Ramesh' have a blank line at the end.
Close OE, right click compactCount.reg and choose Merge »

Thanks for these 2 infos, very useful to me:

- I hadn't noticed the blank line at end;
- learning that there is a choice for "Merge" makes me
more comfortable executing that file of mine (even if
some risk remain anyway given experience...).

Paris, Sat 2 Sep 2006 11:36:25 +0200


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sat 2 Sep 2006 02:21:55 -0500 (07:21:55 GMT)
Subject: Re: How to change a single value in Registry with a
simple file?

This one should work, although with the one Ramesh gave
it would be more specifically for WinXP:
Save the parts between the lines as compactCount.reg
------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
Express\5.0]
"Compact Check Count"=dword:00000000

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note that both mine and Ramesh' have a blank line at the end.
Close OE, right click compactCount.reg and choose Merge.
Also note that with the updates for OE that you have the
Compact Check Count will be set to zero every time you do a
File | Folder | Compact All.

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----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Michel Merlin" <michel.merlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Message: news://msnews.microsoft.com/ecoM5VezGHA.576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri 1 Sep 2006 18:41:25 +0200 (16:41:25 GMT)
Subject: How to change a single value in Registry with a
simple file?

Thanks for this very useful fix.

Maybe you could help me for another one:
In "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\
Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0",
I want to reset the "Compact Check Count" to zero, with just
double-clicking a file.

Unfortunately with a REG file I know how to change a whole key,
not a single value. Maybe by just removing al but the said value
in the key? But for acting in Registry, I prefer asking than
trying.

If you could show me how to build the file for "Compact Check
Count", it would greatly help me (for this example and later
ones).

Paris, Fri 1 Sep 2006 18:41:25 +0200


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wed 14 Jun 2006 20:07:43 -0500 (Thu 15 Jun 01:07:43 GMT)
Subject: Re: XP And My Mouse

Search or Command Prompt opens when double clicking a folder
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm

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----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "ajocius" <ajocius@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wed 14 Jun 2006 20:30:33 -0500 (Thu 15 Jun 01:30:33 GMT)
Subject: XP And My Mouse

Group,
I have XP Home and my mouse act a bit funny. When I
double-click a folder, instead of opening the folder, I get the
Serarch Results box which is what I would use if I wanted to
fine a file or folder. But if I right-click and select Open,
the folder opens. What do I do to correct this. I went to the
Logitech driver and could not find a reasonable setting that
makes this happen. Your thoughts on fixing this problem.

Tony

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