Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v5.62, by Dr. Herong Yang
Command Line Console Registry Tool - "reg.exe"
This section provides a quick description of the command line registry management tool: 'reg.exe'.
What Is "reg.exe"? "reg.exe" is a command line registry console tool allows you to manage the Windows registry. Try the following command in a command window:
C:\herong>reg /? Console Registry Tool for Windows - version 3.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2001. All rights reserved REG Operation [Parameter List] Operation [ QUERY | ADD | DELETE | COPY | SAVE | LOAD | UNLOAD | RESTORE | COMPARE | EXPORT | IMPORT ] Return Code: (Except of REG COMPARE) 0 - Successful 1 - Failed For help on a specific operation type: REG Operation /? Examples: REG QUERY /? REG ADD /? REG DELETE /? REG COPY /? REG SAVE /? REG RESTORE /? REG LOAD /? REG UNLOAD /? REG COMPARE /? REG EXPORT /? REG IMPORT /?
This tells us that the "reg.exe" is providing registry management functions as the "regedit.exe". The difference is that the "reg.exe" is a command line interface tool, and "regedit.exe" is a graphical user interface tool.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Microsoft Windows
Introduction to Windows Explorer
Introduction to Internet Explorer
"Paint" Program and Computer Graphics
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
JPEG Image File Format Quality and Size
GIF Image File Format and Transparent Background
"WinZip" - ZIP File Compression Tool
"WinRAR" - RAR and ZIP File Compression Tool
FTP Server, Client and Commands
"FileZilla" - Free FTP Client and Server
Web Server Log Files and Analysis Tool - "Analog"
Spyware Adware Detection and Removal
IE Addon Program Listing and Removal
Vundo (VirtuMonde/VirtuMundo) - vtsts.dll Removal
Trojan and Malware "Puper" Description and Removal
VSToolbar (VSAdd-in.dll) - Description and Removal
Spybot - Spyware Blocker, Detection and Removal
Setting Up and Using Crossover Cable Network
Home Network Gateway - DSL Modem/Wireless Router
Windows Task Manager - The System Performance Tool
"tasklist" Command Line Tool to List Process Information
"msconfig" - System Configuration Tool
Configuring and Managing System Services
►Windows Registry Key and Value Management Tools
Registry Hives - HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU, HKCC, and HKPD
Registry Supporting Files - Registry Backups
What Is the Registry Editor - "regedit.exe"
"regedit.exe" - Finding Registry Keys for FreeCell
"regedit.exe" - Viewing Registry Values
"regedit.exe" - Changing Registry Values
"regedit.exe" - Exporting Registry Keys
"regedit.exe" - Importing Registry Keys
►Command Line Console Registry Tool - "reg.exe"
"reg.exe" - Query Registry Keys and Values