Registry Editor
Specifies registry keys and values to be added to the registry of a target computer.
To access the Registry Editor, on the View menu, point to Editor, and then click Registry when a deployment project is selected in Solution Explorer.
The Registry Editor is divided into two parts: a navigation pane on the left and a detail pane on the right. The navigation pane contains a hierarchical list of registry hives that represent the registry on a target computer (a hive is group of keys, subkeys, and values in the registry). When a registry hive is selected in the navigation pane, any registry entries that will be added for that hive are displayed in the detail pane.
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | Corresponds to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT hive on the target computer. Subkeys and values entered under this hive will always be installed under this hive. |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Corresponds to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive on the target computer. Subkeys and values entered under this hive will always be installed under this hive. |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | Corresponds to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive on the target computer. Subkeys and values entered under this hive will always be installed under this hive. |
| HKEY_USERS | Corresponds to the HKEY_USERS hive on the target computer. Subkeys and values entered under this hive will always be installed under this hive. |
| User/Machine Hive | Subkeys and values entered under this hive will be installed under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive when a user chooses "Just Me" or the HKEY_USERS hive or when a user chooses "Everyone" during installation. |
User Interface Element List
- Name column
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Contains a list of registry entries, arranged alphabetically, for the selected registry key.
- Value column
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Contains a list of values for each registry entry. The value displayed here will appear in the Data column in the Windows Registry Editor on the target computer.
