Alternatives to Regedit and Regedt32 Registry Editors

• RegSafe
  It does everything
  that regedt32 does plus!!!!
  
• Registry Explorer is a
  freeware program that is intended to replace regedit. This free software package
  is a system tool that puts itself into Windows Explorer. The features:
  
  
  
  • Total integration in Windows Explorer
    
  • Drag and Drop
    
  • Copy and Paste
    
  • Multiple selection for export to file
    
  • Create shortcuts to registry keys
    
  • Add registry keys to your favorites
  
  
• Registrar Lite for Win95/98/2000/NT/XP is a freeware, new
  generation registry editor that comes with a basic set of tools that makes your
  registry editing life easier. Reglite is the freeware version of Resplendent Registrar which is an full-feature registry editor
  and registry manager. From Registrar's page:
  

  
  

  
  
  • Browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete and rename keys and values just as if
    it were Explorer
    
  • Addressbar, key descriptions and history buttons for easy navigation
    
  • Bookmark editor with categories, optional key coloring and descriptions
    
  • Search and Replace functionality that runs in the background with advanced
    options
    
  • Backup and Restore of Registry. Also stores security information on NT
    
  • Remote registry editing in separate windows
    
  • Undo and redo for all registry operations
    
  • Detailed registry key property pages
    
  • Flexible value editors allowing text, multi-line and binary editing of
    registry values.
    
  • .reg (regedit compatible) file editing in separate windows
    
  • .reg (regedit compatible) file Import and Export functionality
    
  • Optionally abbreviated registry keys displayed (HKLM, HKU etc.)
    
  • Security Editors for permisssions, auditing and ownership like REGEDT32 (on
    WinNT)
    
  • Edit keys with restricted user access like
    HKLMSECURITY\Policy\Secrets\DefaultPassword (on WinNT)
    
  • Registry Activity Monitor allows restoring of changes made by system and
    external applications (on WinNT)
    
  • Read-only mode giving you extra security
    
  • Commandline options to automate common tasks
    
  • Cool, customizable and easy-to-use interface
    
  • Remote update facility to check for the latest version
    
  
  
• Eytcheson Software's Multi-Remote Registry Change is a very fast commercial remote
  registry editor for simultaneously modifying multiple NT / Windows 2000
  registries. The demo version can work with up to 10 computers at a time on your
  LAN. For more than 10 at one time, then you'll have to register the program for
  $35.00 plus $2.00 each for computer on your site. There are two versions of the
  Multi-Remote Registry Change: the Windows NT/2000 and the Windows 95/98 version.
  From the Multi-Remote's page:
  

  
  

  
  
  • Zero Client Configuration (NT)
    
  • Works equally well over the Intranet and Internet.
    
  • "Retry Log" maintains log of failed changes. One click to retry the failed
    changes.
    
  • Remotely manage registry security and auditing for groups of computers. (NT)

  • User definable dynamic substitutions.
    
  • Change User Rights. (NT)
    
  • Drag and Drop keys and values.
    
  • Registry Browser to quickly find keys and values on any computer. Supports
    Drag-and-Drop to copy keys and values.
    
  • The option to create the key or simply ignore it if it's not already there.
    
  • Verify the existence of a key and/or value.
    
  • Delete keys (including subkeys) or values.
    
  • The option to change the remote registry for all users of a remote machine -
    logged on or not.
    
  • Create a simple TAB delimited file to apply many changes to many computers.
    Includes a method for creating these files with ease.
    
  • Quick Copy a key and all subkeys from one computer to many others.
    
  • Export keys, subkeys and values to .REG file format.
    
  • Apply all changes from .REG files to many computers very quickly.
    
  • Substitute a different root key and/or key path for keys and values in *.REG
    files.
    
  • Shutdown remote systems or groups of remote systems. (NT)
    
  • Save logs of Operation Successes, Operation Failures and Failures to Connect
    and then reselect computers based on these logs.
    
  • Multi-Threaded - do many of these operations at once with each operation
    having multiple threads (2 to hundreds)!
    
  • Startup parameters allow you to process the 'Retry Log' automatically when
    you start the program or scheduled via command line.
    
  • Change Service User Information (NT)
    
  • Send pop-up messages to your users based upon which machine they are logged
    in to. (NT)
    
  • Fast, Fast, Fast! Change literally tens of thousands of keys/values per
    minute.

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