How can I edit the "value type" of a registry key?

[Guest]

I just "migrated" all my software from one laptop to another new one. I'm
getting a common error message when I try to open many of my existing apps
and also when I install new software. It is "Error 1606 Could not access
network location %userprofile%\favorites\ " I believe I need to change a
'value type" in the registry from "REG_SZ" to REG_EXPAND_SZ" but I can't seem
to access that field to edit it...

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You cannot edit to fix that.

You need to create a new Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ), give it
the same Value Name and Value Data as the old String Value (REG_SZ), then
delete the old value

1. In the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) navigate to the key with the
REG_SZ value.
2. Right click in the right hand pane, point to New and click Expandable
String Value.
3. Give it a Name.
4. Edit the Value Data.

Delete the old REG_SZ entry.

You may want to export the key before doing this, just in case.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Tauras Verbickas]

You cannot edit to fix that.

You need to create a new Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ), give it
the same Value Name and Value Data as the old String Value (REG_SZ), then
delete the old value

1. In the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) navigate to the key with the
REG_SZ value.
2. Right click in the right hand pane, point to New and click Expandable
String Value.
3. Give it a Name.
4. Edit the Value Data.

Delete the old REG_SZ entry.

You may want to export the key before doing this, just in case.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Dear Wesley Vogel, I know, its been a long itme, but I need to download Service Pack 3. I'm on windows Vista, but the problem is I'm no computer guy like you. I've been searching the internet for days, because I did ifnd a way of how to download sp3, but it kept saying "Service Pack 3 Setup Error" Then, I learned that I needed to go to regedit and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion and edit the Current Type Value to Free or to Checked. However I didn't find The Current Type folder. I thoguht I did, but I didn't. Any help on this?
Regards, Tauras Verbickas.