This page provides the latest online Help information for gbRegistry. gbRegistry is a freeware program which displays and edits the registry entries for all VB programs installed on your PC. The information is diplayed in an heirarchical tree format and may be saved, printed, or sent to the clipboard.

Overview

Menu Selections

Toolbar

Overview

Options Default Settings Confirm Delete/Edit

Help Freeware Web Site Online Help Online Update ----- About

gbRegistry automatically searches for the registry information on startup and displays that information in the tree.

The Visual Basic language provides internal support for managing registry entries. However, it limits registry entries to the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings' area of the Windows registry.

gbRegistry reads that section of the registry and displays all programs, sections, keys, and values that it finds.

You should be aware, however, that by using the Windows API, VB programmers can place information anywhere within the registry. gbRegistry only locates those registry keys found within the 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings' registry key.

gbRegistry also can edit any of the key values, but not the application, section, or key names. It can, however, delete application, section, or key entries (and their children) from the registry.

Warning! The VB application which depends on these key values may not work correctly if you delete or edit the key values. Make changes at your own risk!

Menu Options

The Options menu offers the following selections.

• Default Settings
  Restores all default setting to gbRegistry
• Confirm Delete/Edit
  Asks the user to confirm a delete or edit command before continuing

The Help menu offers the following selections.

• Freeware Web Site
  Opens the default browser at Gary Beene's Freeware Information Center
• Online Help
  Opens the default browser at the gbRegistry Online Help page.
• Online Updates
  Opens a dialog window from which the latest version of gbRegistry can be downloaded.
• About
  Shows the revision level of the installed version of gbRegistry

Toolbar

• Save
  Saves the tree content to the file 'gbregistry.txt'
• Print
  Prints the tree content to the default printer
• Copy
  Copies the tree content to the clipboard (as text)
• Expand
  Expands all tree entries
• Collapse
  Collapses all tree entries
• Refresh
  Refreshes the display (gbRegistry self-refreshes after all operations, so this function is only here in case changes are made outside of gbRegistry.
• Delete
  Deletes the currently selected application, section, or key registry entry and all of its children.
• Update
  Changes the key value to the value of the update textbox. Only key values can be updated (gbRegistry cannot change application, section, and key names).