How to Create Binary Registry Files
- 1). Click the "Start" button on the taskbar.
- 2). Select "All Programs," or "Programs", if running Windows XP.
- 3). Select the "Accessories" folder.
- 4). Select "Notepad." Notepad is the word processor of choice when creating a registry file.
- 5). Type "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" at the top of the document. Press the "Enter" key twice. You want a space between lines.
- 6). Type the path for the binary value you are creating. For example: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced].
Press the "Enter" key. - 7). Type the name of the key, and the binary value you would like to enter. "TestValue" = dword: 00000001
This is an example of what the document would look like:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"TestValue" = dword: 00000001
This would produce a binary value of 1. If you want the result to be 0, then the number typed would be 00000000. - 8). Click "File" from the toolbar, and select the "Save As..." option.
- 9). Name the file with the .reg extension. For example, ¨TestValue.reg¨
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Click the "Save" button. Double-click the file to enter the value into the registry. Windows will prompt you several times asking if you are sure you want to make the changes to the registry.