Re: [PCWorks] Hidden files and folders.
- From: Peter Kaulback <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:19:05 -0400
Clint, you can save the file with any extension in notepad, not just
txt. When you want to save simply enter the name with the extension you
want then in the "Save as type:" window change the setting to All files.
This way you can create any file, well almost.
Peter Kaulback
Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin wrote:
> I'm not sure what you mean by "(it's an editor not to be
> belittled) that is used for html coding, for making bat files,
> and as you are indicating, for backing up reg files; and maybe
> for many other uses." Notepad is just a text editor, but sure,
> it can be used for other things as long as it's ASCII text in
> the file. (Like .htm*, .vbs, .bat, .reg, .mht, and similar).
> ANYTHING can be "opened" in it, and just looked at, but not
> everything can be edited by it, files with non-ASCII characters
> cannot be edited with it. Open a .exe file with it and you'll
> see what I mean.
>
> The only way you can change extensions is to uncheck the box
> "Hide file extensions for known file types" or something like
> that, under Folder Options. So if you want to create a .bat
> batch file, after you have all the syntax correct in Notepad,
> the .txt would be changed to .bat . Without extensions Windows
> would have no idea what to do, it wouldn't even work or load.
> It's like picking up the phone and trying to call someone
> without ever dialing, compared to picking up the phone and then
> dialing the number.
>
> You can back up what you did (or anything in the registry of
> course) by just right clicking the key and "Export". The
> default save is the selected key/branch. Be sure you choose
> that because if you don't, the entire registry will be
> exported. What you export will be a registry file with the
> .reg extension. That's the easiest way, because if you just
> copy/paste the key into Notepad you'll just get the key and not
> the info in the right pane. (Of course to do that you first
> have to right click > Rename > copy/paste).
>
> The .reg file saved may have a lot of data in it you don't
> need. For example if the key has a lot of data at the right
> pane, and all you changed or want to save is one line of it,
> all the rest of it can be deleted, but you have to be careful
> you delete the right things and keep the right things.
>
> It doesn't matter what you name a reg file.
>
> If you look at reg files a lot, you should do what I do and
> have the .reg extension set to be opened with Notepad (in my
> case it's Metapad). That way you just click once and can see
> the file, compared to having to right click and "Open with"
> then finding Notepad in the list, clicking it, and then viewing
> it. If I want to import a reg file I right click and open it
> with the Registry Editor.
> -Clint
>
> God Bless
> Clint Hamilton, Owner
> http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
> http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harold B."
>
> Going to the right key is never a problem; I just followed the
> path you
> gave, e.g., in the first case it was
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN]
> ... it's like going down the yellow brick road.
>
> But what I do have to learn is how to use Notepad; see your
> last paragraph
> below (it's an editor not to be belittled) that is used for
> html coding, for
> making bat files, and as you are indicating, for backing up reg
> files; and
> maybe for many other uses. Correct me if I am wrong now but
> were I to back
> up the correction in the first instance, (nohidden), I would
> copy into
> Notepad just the eight values (NOT the path) and save it as a
> reg file. And
> were this error to happen again and I suspected a change in
> those values, I
> would just click that reg file and let it enter into the
> registry? I'm
> wondering what you would name that file. And if that is the way
> it works,
> then I've learned something. I doubt if I'll do it because I'm
> in the habit
> of copy/pasting instructions from this group that I think might
> be pertinent
> for me into a Word and then accessing it when I have a problem.
> I then open
> that Word document, maybe enter into "Find" some germain word,
> and there's
> the solution. As it says, "There are many trains that go to
> Chicago." I
> really never use Notepad for any of these goodies. For html I
> used to write
> directly into the editor that GeoCities provides (and save the
> page in
> Word), and I never write bat files (I'm sure that would be fun
> if I ever got
> started). As I said earlier, "maybe someday" --- Harold
>
>> From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin"
>> Well, glad it worked. Actually Harold, you could make more
>> mistakes by
>> manually editing the registry than importing a reg file. Once
>> you're sure
>> the reg file is correct that is. Then simply import it.
>> There's thousands
>> of duplicate sub-keys in the registry, so if you search for,
>> or someone
>> tells you to search for, something like "SHOWALL", it could
>> be found in a
>> bunch of different keys. Now I'm NOT saying that SHOWALL
>> shows in many
>> keys, I'm only using that as an example. So in a situation
>> like that you
>> could end up going to the wrong main key, and editing the
>> wrong sub-key.
>> You can't mess up a reg file, mess with it all you want, THEN
>> when you're
>> sure it's correct it can then be imported, and to the correct
>> location.
>> They are also a big time-saver. I have loads of reg files
>> saved for
>> various fixes and tweaks, and when I install a new main HD or
>> reformat, I
>> can click away at the files instead of having to manually
>> search for each
>> key and manually make the changes. -Clint
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harold B."
>> Now THAT fixed the problem. I compared my key values (if that
>> is what they
>> are called) to yours and found the only changes I had to make
>> were in the
>> "Text" values. In "NOHIDDEN" where you have 30501, I had
>> 30500, and in
>> "SHOWALL" where you have 30500, I had 30501. I made the
>> appropriate chages
>> and it is all fixed, "Show" and "Hide" are no longer
>> reversed. I wonder
>> what I did to have made those values change. Your importing
>> instruction on
>> the bottom (below) using Notepad etc. are a bit over my
>> ability ... maybe
>> someday :-) --- Harold
>> <CLIP>
>>> Here are my key exports from method #2, you can compare
>>> these to yours:
>>>
>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\NOHIDDEN]
>>> "RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
>>> "Text"="@shell32.dll,-30501"
>>> "Type"="radio"
>>> "CheckedValue"=dword:00000002
>>> "ValueName"="Hidden"
>>> "DefaultValue"=dword:00000002
>>> "HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
>>> "HelpID"="shell.hlp#51104"
>>>
>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL]
>>> "RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced"
>>> "Text"="@shell32.dll,-30500"
>>> "Type"="radio"
>>> "CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
>>> "ValueName"="Hidden"
>>> "DefaultValue"=dword:00000002
>>> "HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
>>> "HelpID"="shell.hlp#51105"
>>>
>>> You can make backups of your keys, then just import those
>>> above and see
>>> if they fix it. A quick of way of doing this is after you
>>> export your key
>>> values for these, drag and copy them, then open each copy in
>>> Notepad,
>>> delete the contents then paste this data in them. (Of course
>>> one area for
>>> one reg file, and the other area for other reg file). Then
>>> click and
>>> import them. Those long lines above did not wrap when I
>>> checked, so you
>>> should not need to modify them. 9 lines each, not counting
>>> the Registry
>>> Editor version and line skip. Or if you'd rather you can
>>> just manually
>>> change yours to these after making backups of your
>>> keys. -Clint
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