How to run a .REG file to edit MS Windows registry

REG files (files with extension ".reg") are special command files to edit the registry in Microsoft Windows.

Last revised 2/24/04

This document describes how to run a REG file to make the registry edit and what a REG file looks like.

How to run a REG file

(This is almost a no-brainer!)

Note: to run .reg files in Win2000/XP, you must be logged in as an Administrator user (either Administrator or in the Administrator group). No such restriction in Win98/Me.

To run a .reg file, simply find it (from My Computer or from Windows Explorer) and double-click it. You should be asked something like:
"Are you sure you want to add the information in....reg to the registry?"
Click "OK"
Reboot.

What a REG file looks like

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP]
"EnablePlainTextPassword"=dword:00000001