Registry Editors Installed by Windows NT 4.0
ID: Q155267
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
SUMMARY
This article discusses the versions of Registry Editor installed by
Windows NT version 4.0 Setup.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows NT 4.0 Setup installs two versions of Registry Editor:
- The Windows NT Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
- The version of Registry Editor included with Microsoft Windows version
3.1x (Regedit.exe).
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The version of Registry Editor included with Microsoft Windows 95
(Regedit.exe).
The Windows NT version of Registry Editor is installed in the Winnt\
System32 folder. The Windows 3.1x version (16-bit) or Windows 95 version
(32-bit) of Registry Editor is installed in the Winnt folder.
The version of Regedit.exe that Setup installs depends on whether or not
Setup detects the presence of Windows version 3.1x in the folder in which
it is installing Windows NT version 4.0. Setup installs the Windows 3.1x
version of Registry Editor if either of the following conditions are true:
- You install Windows NT in a folder that contains Windows version 3.1x
- You upgrade an installation of Windows NT version 3.1x in a folder
that originally contained Windows version 3.1x.
In all other cases, Setup installs the Windows 95 version of Registry
Editor.
Windows 95 Version (Regedit.exe)
The Windows 95 version of Regedit.exe is included in Windows NT 4.0
primarily for its search capability. You can use this version of Regedit.exe
to make changes in the registry, but not all functions or data types can
be viewed or edited properly. The Windows 95 version of Regedit.exe does
not provide the following functions or capabilities:
- You cannot set the security for registry keys. If you need this
functionality, you must use Regedt32.exe.
- You cannot view or edit the value data types REG_EXPAND_SZ and
REG_MULTI_SZ. If you attempt to view a REG_EXPAND_SZ value, Regedit.exe
displays it as a binary data type. If you attempt to edit either of
these data types, Regedit.exe saves it as REG_SZ and the data type no
longer perform its intended function. To view or edit these data types,
you must use Regedt32.exe.
Microsoft recommends that you use the Windows 95 version of Regedit.exe
solely for its search capabilities and that you use Regedt32.exe when it
is necessary to edit the registry.
For more information about using Regedt32.exe and the Windows 3.1x version
of Registry Editor (Regedit.exe), please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE_ID: Q141377
TITLE : Differences Between REGEDIT.EXE and REGEDT32
For additional information about the registry editors included with
Windows NT version 4.0, please see the Readme.wri file included with
Windows NT 4.0
Additional query words:
regedit32
Keywords : kbtool kbusage NTSrvWkst ntutil prodnt
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type :
Last Reviewed: January 16, 1999