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Registry Toolkit Merge Help

 Registry Toolkit Merge© is a companion program to our Registry Toolkit utility. Registry Toolkit is a multipurpose tool to edit and perform search &/or replaces in the Windows registry.

Registry Toolkit Merge is command line utility that imports .reg files into the Windows registry via a self-contained .exe. While .reg file import can also be accomplished with Registry Toolkit (and other tools), Registry Toolkit Merge is unique because it can be used to create self-contained, self-importing .exe's. When the .exe you construct is clicked on the .reg information is imported after confirmation. The registered version has an option to disable the confirmation by running the program with the /s (or /S) switch. See below for more information.

Also unique to Registry Toolkit Merge (and Registry Toolkit) are special .reg file functions to:

1. Delete keys (and keys/values/data under them)

2. Copy keys (and keys/values/data under them)

3. Rename keys

4. Copy specific values from one key to another.

Performing these operations via a .reg file is not easily accomplished using other registry edit tools.

Five example .reg files are included in the Registry Toolkit Merge Distribution (see below). Back up your Windows registry and examine the .reg files with your text editor before you experiment!

Some additional information about the special syntax is below.

Important: Do not attempt to merge these examples with another registry editor. Use only Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit. 'Example_CreateTest.reg' is a standard .reg but the others use specialized functions.

Files included in the Registry Toolkit Merge Distribution:

RTMerge.exe: The program executable. Scroll below for information about the command line syntax. You must pass a .reg to the program on the command. If you run RTMerge.exe by itself it will issue a message ("No data to merge was found!").

Example_CreateTest.reg: When merged into the registry this .reg creates some values & data under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command. The keys will be created if they do not already exist. If the values specified in the .reg already exist their data will be replaced.

Example_DeleteTest.reg: This .reg can only be merged with Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit. The action will be to delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command and all  subkeys/values/data under that key.

Example_CopyKey.reg: This .reg can only be merged with Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit. The action copies HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command (and all keys/values/data underneath) to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test2\command3

Example_RenameKey.reg: This .reg can only be merged with Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit. The action renames HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test2\command3

Example_CopyValue.reg: This .reg can only be merged with Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit. The action of this example is to copy the value (and data) 'Install Path' that is present under    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\Command\ to a value named 'InstallPath 2' under    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test2\Command2.

Example_Complex.reg: This .reg can only be merged with Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit. This .reg demonstrates how to include a combination of operations in a single .reg. Please examine this with your text editor before you apply it.

Other Files Include: Readme.txt, License.txt; Order.txt; RTMerge.hlp. These are documentation and purchase info files.

Registry Toolkit Merge Usage

There are two forms of usage for Registry Toolkit Merge:

1. Apply a .reg file you specify on the command line. For example,

RMerge.exe test.reg

The above will merge the contents of 'test.reg' into the registry. No confirmations are provided.

2. The Registry Toolkit Merge.exe executable can be used as a "stub" file that will apply a .reg via a self-contained .exe.

To use the program in this form you must first create a new .exe consisting of the concatenation of RTMerge.exe and the .reg to apply.  We suggest you use the 'Concatenate' function of our Directory Toolkit or Explorer Extensions programs to create the new .exe.

The steps are similar for both programs.  For example purposes we will create an .exe to apply test.reg.

a. Highlight RTMerge.exe and test.reg in the Concatenate dialog.

b. Arrange the file list with the Move/Up or Move/Down buttons so RTMerge.exe is the list.  RTMerge.exe MUST BE FIRST.

c. Supply the name of a Target file that has an .exe extension. DO NOT use RTMerge.exe for a target name.  The name you use must be unique.  Consider a descriptive name, e.g.,

MergeTestreg.exe

d. Click the OK button.

To use 'MergeTestreg.exe' and apply the contents of test.reg issue one of the following:

MergeTestreg.exe

The above provides a confirmation dialog. is presented which give the user the opportunity to cancel if they like.

MergeTestreg.exe /s

or

MergeTestreg.exe /S

The above runs the program 'sliently'. No confirmation is presented. The program exits automatically.

NOTE: The /s or /S feature is only available in the registered version.

SPECIAL .REG SYNTAX AND USAGE

.reg Files To Delete Keys

These .reg files require a special format that is understood only by RTMerge.exe and our Registry Toolkit utility. An example is:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command]

"RT_Rename_Key"=

When applied by Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command and all keys/values under this key will be deleted.

The 'delete' operation function is a use of the 'rename' operation - see below.

'Delete' operations can be combined with other actions in the same .reg file. See the example .reg files included in this RTMerge distribution zip.

.reg Files To Rename Keys

These .reg files require a special format that is understood only by RTMerge.exe and our Registry Toolkit utility. An example is:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command]

"RT_Rename_Key"="HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Testing"

When applied by Registry Toolkit Merge or Registry Toolkit, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command is renamed to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Testing

'Delete' operations can be combined with other actions in the same .reg file. See the example .reg files included in this RTMerge distribution zip.

.reg Files That Copy Keys

As with the above 'delete' operation, copy operation .reg files are understood only by RTMerge.exe and Registry Toolkit. An example is:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command]

"RT_Copy_Key"="HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Command3"

When applied, the key, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\command, and all keys/values under this key will copied to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Command3. If HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Command3 does not exist it will be created.

'Copy' operations can be combined with other actions in the same .reg file. See the example .reg  files included in this RTMerge distribution zip.

.reg Files That Copy Values

These .reg files are also understood only by RTMerge.exe and Registry Toolkit. An example is:

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test2\Command2]

"InstallPath 2"=HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\Command\"Install Path"

This operation copies the value Install Path  (and its data) in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test\Command to a value named InstallPath 2 in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Test2\Command2. The syntax for this kind of operation is:

REGEDIT4

[Key to copy the value to]

"Target value name"=Key to copy value from\"Value name to copy"

The \ character and " characters must be present as modeled above.

'Copy Value' operations can be combined with other actions in the same .reg file. See the example .reg files included in this RTMerge distribution zip.

Note: Registry Toolkit can be used to simplify creating some of these .reg files. Registry Toolkit can be obtained from our web site - http://ww.funduc.com

Thank you,

Mike Funduc,  President Funduc Software Inc.
http://ww.funduc.com     http://ww.searchandreplace.com
support@funduc.com    support@searchandreplace.com


Operating System Compatibility

Registry Toolkit Merge runs on Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 (Workstation and Server), XP (Pro and Home), Windows 2003 Server.

Notes:

•	Windows 95 and 98 users: If you have a brand new install off the original Microsoft CD's you should also apply latest available updates from Microsoft. Directory Toolkit relies on versions of several system dlls that were updated by Microsoft since the initial release of these operating systems.

•	Windows NT users: We recommend you install Service Pac 6.


Confirmation Dialog

A sample of the Registry Toolkit Merge confirmation dialog is shown below.

Please note that the confirmation appears only when the Registry Toolkit Merge.exe is used as a 'stub file' for self-contained, self-applying import (see Usage). Confirmations are not provided when the program is used in the command line form of 'RTMerge.exe reg_file_to_import.reg'.

Alternatively, the registered version can be run as an exe without the confirmation by adding /s or /S to the command line. This feature is not available in the shareware version.


License Agreement

Registry Toolkit Merge
 Copyright (c) 1998-2005 by Funduc Software Inc.
 http://ww.funduc.com
 All rights reserved.

License Agreement and Warranty Disclaimer

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software. Use of this software indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with them, do not use the software.

Copyright and Other Restrictions

You are prohibited by law from selling, renting, leasing, loaning, or donating the program or documentation in whole or in part without specific advance agreement between yourself and Funduc Software, Inc. You are prohibited from decompiling, reverse engineering, disassembling, or otherwise reducing either shareware or licenses versions of the program to human readable form for any purposes whatsoever. You may not modify the program or documentation in any manner. You are prohibited from permitting anyone else from undertaking any of the above actions.

Shareware Version License

By using this software you accept full responsibility for usage and results.

The Shareware Version is not free software. If you are using the Shareware Version you are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. If you use this software after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee is due (see Ordering Information).

If you are using the Shareware Version of the software you are also hereby licensed to: Make as many copies of the Shareware version of this software and documentation as you wish; Give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone; Distribute the Shareware version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above.

You may not decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer Registry Toolkit Merge (shareware) in any manner.

Registered Version License

One registered copy of Registry Toolkit Merge may be dedicated to a single person who uses the software on one or more computers.

If you make the registered version of Registry Toolkit Merge available through a network and accessible by multiple people you are required to purchase individual licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network. Discount pricing is available for multiple licenses. See Ordering Information for information on how to purchase (register).

You are free to distribute self-merging .exe's using the registered version. However, you may not distribute, share, or give away the RTMerge.exe 'stub file' alone. You are licensed to distribute only an .exe that is a concatenation of the RTMerge.exe and your .reg file. Please see Usage for more information on creating self-merging .exe's.

Customer support can be obtained by visiting our homepage at http://www.funduc.com or by E-MAIL (support@funduc.com).

You may not decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer Registry Toolkit Merge (registered) in any manner.

Ownership Rights

Funduc Software, Inc. owns and retains all copyrights, patents, trade secret rights, trademarks and intellectual property rights to this software. Registration &/or use of the software does not grant you any right to the intellectual property in the product.

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, United States.

Disclaimer of Warranty

This software and the accompanying files are distributed "as is" and without warranties as to performance of merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. Any liability of the seller will be limited exclusively to product replacement or refund of purchase price.


Customer Support
Support Information

We will do our best to provide you with e-mail support and will respond to all inquiries we receive at support@funduc.com. Ongoing detailed support is not possible if you are not a user of Registry Toolkit or have not purchased Registry Toolkit Merge.

We are interested in bug reports. To report a bug, e-mail support@funduc.com.

Also, check our web site periodically for program updates -  www.funduc.com

Thank you for using Funduc Software products!


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 Registry Toolkit Merge

Copyright © 1998-2005 Funduc Software, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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See Ordering Information for details on how to purchase Registry Toolkit Merge or write us at info@funduc.com. See License Information for details about licensing. For customer support, contact support@funduc.com or support@searchandreplace.com. Also check our web site for product information, trialware & freeware downloads of our other award winning software products.


Ordering and Purchase Information
Funduc Software - Purchasing & Ordering Registry Toolkit Merge

The base price of Registry Toolkit Merge $10/single user, plus $5 to $8 S&H if you want a diskette sent by US or International mail. Email delivery is free. Quantity discounts are listed in the fax/mail order form and on our WWW site at http://www.funduc.com.

Registration includes free program updates and customer support (by Email) for one year. Updates are sent to registered customers as they become available. They incorporate your suggestions, so please send them! If you have problems receiving the program or need customer support, contact us by Email at support@funduc.com.

Credit Card Registration:

•	Secure Internet Transaction: If you have a secure Web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer, you may register by credit card via a secure Web transaction from our web site at: http://www.funduc.com.

•	Fax Registration: To register using a credit card via fax, open and print the fax/mail order form. You may also edit and print the file, 'Order.txt', in the program subdirectory. Please write clearly or type when you complete the form. Please check our web site - www.funduc.com/contact.htm - for the fax number to use. Fax orders are processed within a few hours during the USA business day. Allow 7-10 days for postal deliveries. Write support@funduc.com if you have a question about your order.

•	Phone Registration: Call the number indicated on the page at www.funduc.com/contact.htm to order using a credit card. Please remember to specify which program you are ordering. Phone orders with email delivery are typically processed within one business day. Allow 7-10 days for postal deliveries. Write support@funduc.com if you have a question about your order.

Ordering by check: To register by check, open and print the fax/mail order fax/mail order form. You may also edit and print the file, 'Order.txt', in the program subdirectory. Please write clearly or type when you complete the form. Mail the form and a check to the address indicated on the form. Please allow 7-10 days for check order processing and then contact support@funduc.com if you did not receive the program. Payments must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank or international postal money order in US dollars. If you send a postal money order, do so only by some form of registered mail that can be traced!


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Registry Toolkit Merge

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    Shortcut Doctor

Shortcut Doctor allows you to check your Windows links/shortcuts and see which contain targets which can no longer be found. The program can then delete the shortcuts, resolve them, or carry out search/replace operations to modify shortcut fields with or without validation of new paths. Network Drive mappings can be inserted in the Replace dialog automatically. Individual shortcuts can be edited and all shortcuts on a drive can be displayed, regardless of whether they are valid or not. Explorer Internet URLS can also be checked for problems. CD-ROM drives, network drives, and specific paths can be ignored during processing. Includes an Empty Recent Documents button. Script files, run from the command line, allow you to do multiple operations, control program options, and easily specify complex paths. A German interface is available.

    Funduc Explorer Extensions

Explorer Extensions is a collection of enhancements for the Windows Explorer right-click context menu: a) Encode and Decode Email attachments - support for UUENCODE, Base64(Mime), BinHex(Mac), XXENCODE, quoted-printable, 7 bit unencoded, & plain text, b) Split and Concatenate large files into smaller ones for storage on floppies & visa versa. Split can be based on file size or a string found in a file, c) Touch files - change the time, date, & attributes of files. Touch can add (or subtract) a user specified time value from the current file time. d) File Operations - copy/move/rename/delete files using complex file masks. The program can also change the case of file names & number files. A German version is available.

      Drive Bar

Drive Bar allows you to conveniently open views of your drives in the Windows Explorer. Drive Bar's Auto Hide function allows it to disappear from view when not in use so that it does not take up screen space. Drive Bar is resizable and can be set to remain visible at all times. It can also be set to launch alternative file manager programs in lieu of Windows Explorer, launch views as "Tiled" or not, ignore specified drives in the list of drive icons, and run automatically at Windows startup.

     Update Toolkit

Update Toolkit is a multi-purpose application intended for administrators network managers. This program was created for those who need some or all of the separate functions of our Folder Synchronize, Shortcut Doctor, Registry Toolkit, and Search and Replace utilities under one command line application. Operations are controlled by scripts and are highly configurable. While Update Toolkit can be used on individual machines, it is oriented toward 'logon-script' operations for workstations. The program has no user interface and therefore is well suited for automated operations.

      Count Characters (freeware)

Count Characters copies most Windows controls' data to the clipboard! That's just one of the features of this freeware program from Funduc Software. The program can report the type and content of some of the windows currently displayed on your desktop and for the most popular types of controls (including lists and trees) it can copy their contents to the clipboard. You can also copy the contents of password fields and regular text boxes. Cost: Free.

      Decode Shell Extension (freeware)

Decode Shell Extension is very popular freeware app is an extension for the Windows Explorer. The program allows you to decode Internet email attachments by right-clicking on a saved message file from Explorer and selecting Decode from the menu. The program supports multiple attachments, multi-part files (already concatenated), UUENCODED, Base64(MIME), BinHex (Mac format), quoted-printable, XXENCODED, plain text files, and User (table) encoded files. If the attachment contains only one file, Decode Shell Extension will offer to open it using either the associated program or Notepad. For virus safety reasons, it will not offer to launch .exe., .com, .bat, & .cmd files. You should scan decoded Word and Excel files with your anti-virus checker before loading them.

      DBComp Ver 1.0 (freeware)

DBComp is a database comparison and merge application that compare two OBDC data sources for alike vs. different records and generate a "Difference File" that lists the records that either do not match or have been added/deleted from one data source compared to the other. DBComp can also perform a "Merge" operation that uses Difference File generated by DBComp and updates an OBDC data source via SQL statements. You can view the SQL statements in advance and remove one (or more) in advance if you wish. DBComp version 1.0 is freeware.

    Word Search and Replace

Word Search and Replace is a freeware macro for Microsoft Word. It uses the 'find and replace' functions of MS Word to perform a search/replace in one or more files selected by a file mask supplied by the user. We created 'WordSR' for those who need to search/replace in Word documents only. The macro can use the Word 'Pattern Matching' regular expression switch. Case Sensitive and Whole Word search/replace is also possible

   Excel Search and Replace

Excel Search and Replace is a counterpart to our Word Search and Replace. This is a freeware macro for Microsoft Excel that searches (and replaces) in multiple .xls files using Excel's built-in find & replace function.

   PowerPoint Search and Replace

PowerPoint Search and Replace rounds out our collection of freeware find and replace Office Macros. This macro is a PowerPoint .ppt file that works with MS PowerPoint files using the find and replace functions that are part of PowerPoint. You need to have the full version of PowerPoint installed. The macro can be run as a slide show but it will not work if you only have the PowerPoint Show Viewer from Microsoft.

      TZAdjust (freeware)

TZAdjust, which stands for Time Zone Adjust, is a freeware app we created for users who find it necessary to make manual changes to the Windows time zone and 'day light savings' offset parameters. TZAdjust is probably of greatest interest to Windows NT-class users. NT/2000/XP returns time information as an offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). In addition, the OS automatically makes Daylight Savings compensations when reporting file times. One can disable "Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings" entirely in the Windows Day/Time Properties dialog but there may be other instances where finer control over time zone and the daylight offset is desired. Do not use TZAdjust casually. Be sure to read the information in the 'readme.txt' before using this program.

      FSHED (freeware)

FSHED, which stands for Funduc Software Hex Editor, is a freeware hex editor whose functions include File Insert; File Revert; Bookmarking; Clipboard Paste choices; Block Selection; Search/Replace; Read only switch; Print Preview; Display Choices (Bytes per line, Offset length, ANSI/OEM, Little-Endian/Big-Endian, Font Size, Screen Colors, & more). Search and Replace can be configured to use FSHED instead of HexView.

      HexView for Windows (freeware)

HexView is a multiple document Hexadecimal viewer that can display, print, and print preview any file as a hex dump. It is intended as a supplement for Search and Replace for Windows, however, it is a standalone app and does not require Search and Replace. A Japanese version is available.

      Limit Edit (freeware)

Limit Edit expands upon the built-in limit feature for edit boxes & rich edit controls by letting you set your own maximum size settings for the amount of text permitted in edit boxes and rich edit controls. For example, Limit Edit can set a limit on the amount of text allowed in an instance of the Notepad text editor. The Limit Edit dialog also displays interesting information about the types of controls in use by a program. Although intended for edit boxes and rich edit controls only, it may also work on some other controls that are subclasses of these. Separate 16 and 32 bit version included.

      INI to Registry (freeware)

INI to Registry works well with any program that relies on .ini files. It can read the contents of any INI file and load them into the Windows registry.  That way programs which previously used INI files can read the old data from the registry.  The program is free. The source code is available for $25. Please E-MAIL mime@funduc.com for information on purchasing the source code.

      Patch Creator

Patch Creator, one our legacy products, is a tool for software authors. It is a two part program used to make patches for updating registered versions software. Both the Patch Creator (used on the developer's end) and the Patch Applicator (applies the patch on the end user's machine) are easy to use GUI programs. Command line switches or complicated run instructions are not necessary on the user's end. The Creator and Applicator are 32 bit GUI Windows utilities. You can require passwords to run the Applicator (or not). Patches can be created to update files on users' machines from a specific version, add files regardless of existing version, remove files, or rename files. Patches that conduct 'updates' are based on binary differences between old vs. new files. Compression can be used to further reduce the size of the patch. Patches for multiple versions can be include in a single patch file. Patches can be configured to use a registry value on the end user's machine for setup path information and the applicator can also write a .reg file to the user's registry upon completion. In addition, patches can be set up to halt operations if specified files(s) are not found on the end user's machine. This can be used, for example, to not patch any files if a critical file you specify is not present. The Patch Creator has a script language for saving complex patch setups and it can be run from the command line for use in automated routines. A German version is also available.

Decode/Encode DLLs

Decode/Encode DLL is another legacy product for software developers. The Decode/Encode DLL can be called from any Windows programming language (such as VB, Visual C, Powerbuilder, etc.). It allows you to automatically detect if a given file is UUENCODED, Base64(MIME), XXENCODED, BinHex, encoded with a user-supplied table, quoted-printable, or plain text. The DLL can then decode the file(s) either in the current directory or in one specified by the user. Binary files can also be encoded for transmission over the Internet. Functions are available for encoding/decoding to/from memory buffers, listing message body text, and message headers. Utility functions for split/concatenate are also available. Example code and a model test program is included. Cost: $58 (no royalties).