txt file as well. You can then consolidate both files
into one, making sure you have only one instance of the
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 line.
For some settings (such as the one in this example), you may want to make
two patches: one to turn it on, and one to turn it off. Simply double-click the
patch corresponding to the setting you desire.
There are some caveats to this approach, mostly in that the File Compare
utility will often pull out more differences than are relevant to the change
you wish to make. It??™s important to look closely at each key in the resulting
Registry patch to see whether it??™s really applicable and necessary.
See Chapter 9 for a way to use Windows Script Host to automate changes to
the Registry without using Registry patches.
Create an Interface for a Registry Setting
The whole point of messing around in the Registry is to view and modify
settings that are otherwise inaccessible in Explorer, Control Panel, or the
hundreds of dialog boxes scattered throughout the operating system. However,
there is a way to patch into the interface and add checkboxes and radio
buttons that are linked to whatever Registry settings you want.
Why would you want to do this? Perhaps there??™s a Registry setting you
change frequently, or maybe you administer a building full of PCs and
there??™s a feature you want to expose to your users without having them mess
around with the Registry themselves.
Start by going to Control Panel ??? Folder Options ??? View menu.
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