Edit .reg file to DELETE a key?

[Doug]

Here's what I wanna do...

I have the registry key for .swf files that lets the system know to
play them in IE. If I delete the key, IE treats .swf files as
something I can download rather than play them. I exported the key
to a .reg so I can put it back when I'm done smooking the .swf I want,
as below

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}\EnableFullPage\.swf]


I want to create a .reg file that will DELETE this key so I don't have
to go through manually finding and deleting the key to download .swf's

How???

 

[Tom Porterfield]

Here's what I wanna do...

I have the registry key for .swf files that lets the system know to
play them in IE. If I delete the key, IE treats .swf files as
something I can download rather than play them. I exported the key
to a .reg so I can put it back when I'm done smooking the .swf I want,
as below

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}\EnableFullPage\.swf]


I want to create a .reg file that will DELETE this key so I don't have
to go through manually finding and deleting the key to download .swf's

How???

Place a dash at beginning of the key name. Ex:

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}\EnableFullPage\.swf]

This will delete that key, all subkeys and all values of that key and
subkeys.

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[Alex Nichol]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}\EnableFullPage\.swf]


I want to create a .reg file that will DELETE this key so I don't have
to go through manually finding and deleting the key to download .swf's

Slip in a - to give
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6 etc

Also if you want to delete a value item in the right pane use
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6 or whatever]
"valuename"=-

 

[Doug]

Thanks Tom, it works like a champ. I knew it was something simple
like that but just didn't know what it was.

Here's what I wanna do...

I have the registry key for .swf files that lets the system know to
play them in IE. If I delete the key, IE treats .swf files as
something I can download rather than play them. I exported the key
to a .reg so I can put it back when I'm done smooking the .swf I want,
as below

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}\EnableFullPage\.swf]


I want to create a .reg file that will DELETE this key so I don't have
to go through manually finding and deleting the key to download .swf's

How???

Place a dash at beginning of the key name. Ex:

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}\EnableFullPage\.swf]

This will delete that key, all subkeys and all values of that key and
subkeys.