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When you need to change several keys on remote computers, instead of changing them one at a time, you can create a file containing the keys to be added or changed and use this file as a sort of script. The script file must be plain text; TAB delimited with the following format:

Hive<TAB>Key Path<TAB>Value Name<TAB>Value Type<TAB>Value

(An example file called import.txt is included in the application installation directory)

To change the default value (listed as <No Name> in REGEDT32) use a '@' for the Value Name.

The script file accepts all Value Types as shown in the General Instructions, including *DELETE KEY* and *DELETE VALUE*. It also accepts an asterisk in the Key Path as indicated in the General Instructions. Value Name and Value may be blank, but the TABs must be maintained. For example, to delete a key:

Hive<TAB>Key Path<TAB><TAB>*DELETE KEY*<TAB>

You can have as many entries in this file as you wish, but it will process a little faster if you keep like HIVE's together (ex: all HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then all HKEY_USERS.)

Any line in the file that does not begin with "HKEY_" is considered a comment and will be ignored.

To make it simple to create these import files, the menu option Edit-Create 'Apply from File' will show a dialog where you may enter the keys into a file and know the format is correct. The keys are entered exactly as you would enter them in the Single Key form. After making the changes to the selections on the left, click Add to insert the line into the file. When you are done, assign the file a name in the box at the top and click save.

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