DOCUMENT:Q146303  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :How to Manipulate Unloaded Registry Hives Using RegFind
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbtool

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit RegFind utility lets you search and replace data
values in the registry. This article complements the information provided in the
resource kit and explains how to use this tool to manipulate unloaded registry
hives.

MORE INFORMATION
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The syntax of the RegFind utility is:

   REGFIND [-h hivefile hiveroot | -w Win95 Directory | -m \\machinename]
      [-i n] [-o outputWidth]
      [-p RegistryKeyPath] [-z | -t DataType] [-b | -B] [-y] [-n]
      [searchString [-r ReplacementString]]

The -h option lets you specify:

 - the registry hive file

 - the keyroot name which references that hive in both the output and the
   command-line arguments

The -p option lets you specify the registry key path where the search starts.

Sample:

   regfind -h "c:\winnt\Profiles\UserX\ntuser.dat" KEYR -p KEYR\Software
   WINNT

In this sample, RegFind displays all keys containing the WINNT string in the data
value. The search will start under the Software subkey in the UserX's registry
hive The KEYR argument specifies the registry key name for the root key of this
hive.

Additional query words: prodnt rkit
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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : 4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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