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Which registry editor?

Searched high and low on the forums and wiki, but can't find an answer. Which registry editor are people using?
Thanks,
Chris

cpetzny said:
Searched high and low on the forums and wiki, but can't find an answer. Which registry editor are people using?
Thanks,
Chris
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For me am using Total Commander.
Not solely a registry editor, but allows access to registry to views keys etc. Also gives you ftp, enhancement to the file explorer and much more and above all that its free!!
BTW: Used to use PHM Registry editor but total commander replaced it as it was duplicating the same function.
Matt

phm.
it's my favourite price - free! :lol:

Good stuff, thank you both...
Chris

RESCO is your friend
Resco appears to be the best registry editor - or so the forums and reviews say. It certainly makes life easy for me. It also comes with a 31 day trial... so you can check it out
Make sure you get the WM5 one under Smartphones on their website though.. I think that the other ones have 14 day trials

rmorby said:
Resco appears to be the best registry editor - or so the forums and reviews say. It certainly makes life easy for me. It also comes with a 31 day trial... so you can check it out
Make sure you get the WM5 one under Smartphones on their website though.. I think that the other ones have 14 day trials
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Where can i find RESCO registry editor? Is it free?

http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/indepth.asp#registry
not free -

my favorite is mobile registry editor.
i hate editing the reg through the phone. id rather do it from my laptop via cable or bluetooth.

second hiimcliff, but i use SOTI POCKET COMMANDER.. also OP, most cooked ROMS come with built in registry editors. i know my black majik came with one.

PHM
PHM Registry Editor is intuitive to me for regediting, so I continue to use it. Small, free, does registry backups, stores 'favorites', can directly copy key names to the clipboard, multi-pane display, and I've never had any problems with it.
I also have Total Commander installed and love it for file management, but I usually need to use both panes for file management and cant spare one for reg editing The ROM I burned came with TRE, but I removed it.

For some reason PHM doesn't install on my vista computer. Any ideas?

Tasco Registry editor is one of the best and is free.
It will also import reg files so customizations can be saved and restored without having to re-do them manually after hard resets
PHM will save reg files but will not restore them..

I use both PHM Registry Editor and Total Commander, but prefer PHM for it's simplicity.
@celicatoe46m3: PHM install's on the device not the PC.

Utility to Compare Registry ?

Greetings,
I had some strange behaviour recently on my Wizard which after much analysis decided to try a hard reset. It worked like a charm and all is well now.
I had to re-install my programs and settings and I also understand that the registry gets returned to factory defaults.
This leads me to something I remember seeing for Windows XP which was a utility that compared reg keys, either using an original and current copy of the registry as a basis for comparison or a real-time utility that informed the user each time a key got changed.
I don't think the Wizard CPU could cope with the latter but a reg compare utility might be useful for future. Does anyone know of such a beast ? I did do some searching and checked the Wiki but couldn't find anything.
TIA,
Tony

I'm looking for the exact same thing. Certain apps change some settings after an install and I want to go into the registry and delete them.

Does anyone know of a good FREE app on the PC side to compare the contents of 2 txt files??
I found SPB Backup backs up the registry into a few text files (this is after you extract them from the backup).
I'm looking for something like this, but free : www.grigsoft.com/wincmp.htm

Personally, I use an XML query of he Reg CSP and then use an XML comparison tool (XML Notepad 2007) to look at whats changed.

I think you have a couple of decent options here... firstly, you could install PHM Registry Editor on the PPC, export the registry both before and after any changes you make. Then copy the exported files to the PC and check for changes using Windiff. This will tell u what has been added, changed or removed between the two files.
Alternatively, take a look at SKTracker (Google) - this app lets you take snapshots before and after, then compare (registry and file changes).
I've used both methods with success, see what you think.

JoelC said:
I think you have a couple of decent options here... firstly, you could install PHM Registry Editor on the PPC, export the registry both before and after any changes you make. Then copy the exported files to the PC and check for changes using Windiff. This will tell u what has been added, changed or removed between the two files.
Alternatively, take a look at SKTracker (Google) - this app lets you take snapshots before and after, then compare (registry and file changes).
I've used both methods with success, see what you think.
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Thanx. I have both....I will give them a try.

SSnap.
V

I know this different from the topic a bit, but I was curious if you guys knew of a free registry cleanup app.

Registry Editor

As we all know, a registry editor is pretty important when modding our devices. I personally hate doing registry edits on my wizard and it JUST SO HAPPENS that today while searching for a new registry editor (i lost my wizard in toronto a week ago and didnt have any software for it anymore!) i found one that works wonders and is based from a PC instead of the PPC. seems to work well for me. check it out! it is attached and it is freeware. it seems to work great with WM6 so i would say its safe to assume it will work with at the very least 5 also if not older versions of WM.
just thought id give back to the community since i have used this resource time and time again!

Total Commader and Task Manager, which come with many custom ROMs, already contained a full-featured registry editor with import/export functions, so why install another one?

this is not based from the PPC if you read my post. its much easier to navigate via your pc as i mentioned in my post.

Just use mymobiler. You can do EVERYTHING on your mobile from your desktop with that program. Then TotalCommander or another program can retain their value as multifunction programs capable of file management, text file editing, and registry editing.

Myrddin Wyllt said:
Just use mymobiler. You can do EVERYTHING on your mobile from your desktop with that program. Then TotalCommander or another program can retain their value as multifunction programs capable of file management, text file editing, and registry editing.
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personally as a geek myself, if there is an app that removes the actual interaction of the PPC and moves it into a native windows app id much rather use that. the problem with this app is it still mimics the physical interaction of the PPC. something the registry editor i posted above isnt doing. its mimicking regedit in windows but accesses your PPC.
just to prove my point here are two pics of examples.

Registry Access...

can somebody make this a sticky for future reference...
i'm seeing lots of ways to edit the wizard registry and yet i can't find a post show how to access the wizard registry itself.. i need help..

You need a registry editor. Being someone who hates uni-task devices, I recommend Total Commander CE. It is a great file manager, has a built-in registry editor, FTP and LAN client controls, and an ASCII editor (Max 64kb). While many prefer Resco Explorer, I prefer FREE.
Total Commander CE Website/Download
HOW TO:
Open TC-CE.
Click \ (near the top) to jump quickly to the root.
Click \\Plugins
Click registry
You are now IN the registry. Navigate as needed, edit/delete entries, create new directories and new entries, etc. to your heart's content.
Disclaimer: Anything you do to your registry that bricks your phone is not my problem. If you don't know what you're doing, just DON'T.
Final Word: This doesn't need to be stickied. You need to use the search features. Most questions any newbie has have already been asked a hundred times, and while I don't mind answering them again, others may not be so friendly about it. (In fact, I have occasionally not been friendly about it, myself.)

Registry editor

I've got SecondToday working fine. In an attempt to now program one of the softkeys to activate it, I believe I need a registry editor.
Can anyone recommend a good editor?
I've seen both Resco Explorer and SK Tools mentioned. Which is best (for a complete novice!)?
Are there any freeware ones around?

Search for the thread that has Advanced Config 3.3 published. There you'll find the site of the devs that do Advanced Config.
On their site you'll find a Registry Editor much like the Windows one.
I use that and haven't had any problems with it.

Ta for that!