how to edit ntuser.dat

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I wanna edit the ntuser.dat file in the documents&setting. But when I open it
with notepad or wordpad, it is all "xx#@$#@". Need you help!!!!
 
David said:
I wanna edit the ntuser.dat file in the documents&setting. But when I
open it with notepad or wordpad, it is all "xx#@$#@". Need you help!!!!
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Run regedit and edit the values under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Ntuser.dat
contains that portion of the registry.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.telop.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
 
Start>Run>Regedit>ok
now navigate to:-HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive.Ntuser.dat,
Ntuser.dat.log all supporting files are located here.

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ssg MS-MVP
 
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