Special Registry Settings

Application Inventory has two special registry settings that may be of interest.

1. The first switch allows you to change the file extension the program scans for. The default is .exe files. You can specify any name extension you like. Currently only one extension can be processed at a time.

2. The second switch is a path exclude filter for the shortcut scan. By default the program looks for windows shortcuts in all paths, regardless of any filters specified in the Search dialogs. Use the switch below to prevent specific paths from being scanned for .lnk files.

Both these switches can be used in a script.

Important Note: The information presented here is for advanced users. The settings require a manual change to the windows registry. Please do not experiment if you are not thoroughly familiar with making changes to the registry. Careless mistakes can cause your computer to stop operating any may require you to reinstall your operating system and all software. Write support@funduc.com in advance if you need help making these setting!!

The registry information is as follows. We present this in .reg format. If you are following the above 'Important Note' you are already familiar with this. If the below is meaningless to you, write support@funduc.com for help.

REGEDIT4

# Application Inventory v 3.0

# Funduc Software Inc.

# www.funduc.com www.searchandreplace.com

# Below are two registry settings that you can configure by

# hand. Currently there is no GUI interface for these switches.

# Pending user input, additional functionality may be added t

# GUI in future releases.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Funduc Software Inc.\Application Inventory\Settings]

# File Extension to Scan for: The below string value determines

# the file extension the program will scan for during the

# initial file scan. .exe is the default. You can change this

# to any extension. Only one may be used at a time.

"Search extension"=".exe"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Funduc Software Inc.\Application Inventory\Settings]

# Exclude paths from Shortcut Scan: By default the program checks

# all local paths for .lnk files. Use the below string value

# to specify one or more subdirs to exclude from the .lnk check.

# Include the \ character at the end of the path name. Separate

# multiple paths with the ; character.

"Filter Shortcut Paths"="C:\\_Restore\\;D:\\System Volume Information\\"