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How To Edit the System Registry

By Mary Landesman, About.com

So you've made a backup of the entire Registry and a copy of the key name. Now you're ready to make that modification. Here's how.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 2

Here's How:

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Run
  3. Type REGEDIT
  4. Click OK
  5. The Registry Editor will now open
  6. Browse to the key containing the value you wish to modify. Click once to highlight the key.
  7. The values contained in the key will now appear in the right pane. Right-click the value you wish to modify.
  8. From the right-click menu, choose the action you wish to take: Modify; Modify Binary Data; Delete; or Rename.
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