How to edit registry key in Windows XP

How to edit registry key in Windows XP?

Editing registry key can be very complicated and highly risky. Please do NOT try this unless you are absolutely positive that you might mess up the system, and as always, it's highly recommended that you do a backup of the registry (or whole system) before making any modifications.

Since it would take hours to talk about the registry, I am just going through the very basic steps. You can always refer to the Microsoft website or books for full details. Here¡¯s the most common steps you might ever need to know for basic troubleshooting:




Step1. In Windows XP, from Start, and then click on Run

Step2. Type "regedit", then click on OK.




Step3. Now it opens the Registry Editor.




Step4. You can easily navigate through the subkey if you know what you are looking for. Or, you can press "Ctrl + F" to locate the subkey that contains the value you want to edit. (F3 to Find Next)





Note: Editing registry key can be very complicated and highly risky. So we recommend Registry Booster, a powerful tool helps you to clean, backup, restore and defrag registry. Registry Booster can solve almost all registry problem for you.

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