The simplest way to add a file to the system registry of a Windows computer is to create a reg file. This procedure can be performed using standard system tools and does not require the use of additional programs.
Instructions
Step 1
Call the main system menu by clicking the "Start" button and go to the "All Programs" item. Expand the "Accessories" link and start the Notepad application. Create a new text document.
Step 2
Type Windows registry Editor Version 5.00 on the first line of the created document and be sure to leave the next line blank. On the next line, specify the registry key to add the file in square brackets: [Registry path].
Step 3
In the fourth line of the document, enter the name of the parameter to be added to the registry in quotation marks: "Parameter". After the name of the required file, put an equal sign and specify the required data type: "Parameter" = "Data type".
Step 4
Pay attention to the allowed types: - Reg_Binary - a hexadecimal parameter; - Reg_Dword - a string parameter; - Reg_Expand_SZ - a hexadecimal parameter that does not require a value; - Reg_Multi_SZ - a special hexadecimal parameter.
Step 5
Next, put a colon in enter the required value:: data_value ". Thus, this line should look like" Parameter "=" Data type: data_value ". The last line of the created document must be empty. Full syntax of the generated reg-file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [Registry path] "Parameter" = "Data type: data_value"
Step 6
Save the generated text document with the.reg extension and enclosing the name and extension value in quotation marks. Run the created reg-file in one of the following ways: - double-click the mouse (you will need to confirm the execution of the selected action by clicking the "Yes" button in the system prompt window that opens); - REGEDIT command in the Windows command interpreter; - REG ADD command; - INF files reboot the system to apply the changes made.
