Editing Keys and Values
Regedit has no Save and Undo menu items and no Recycle Bin. Changes to the Registry happen immediately and permanently. Additions, deletions, and changes are for real. This is the reason for all the warnings to back up before you poke into the Registry.
Adding a Value
To add a value to a key, select the key in the left pane and choose Edit, New. Select the type of value to add; you can select any of the supported Registry data types, which are listed by the “friendly” names shown previously in Table 29.1. The instructions you’re following indicate which type of value to add. A new value entry then appears in the right pane.
Type the new value’s name and press Enter to edit the value:
• For string values, enter the text ...
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