Registry Editor Question

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Russ

If I have a Microsoft KB article that is telling me to modify a dWord
key by entering a hex value of 0xFFFFFFFF, how do I do that? It does
not just let me add eight F's... Apologies for the ignorance on this.

Thank you.

Russ
 
You don't normally enter the values manually as it is prone to errors
unless it a single or two digits!. You need to copy and paste it in the
appropriate place. Which particular kb are you referring to?
 
DoubleClick the Dword to be modified; click the "Hexadecimal" button.
Type the eight "F"'s. [Windows will add the "0x" part.] Click "OK".
You'll see the decimal equivalent beside the Hex number, in parentheses.
 
When you are adding or editing a DWord value, you will see that there
are two radio buttons within a "Base" area. By default, Decimal is
selected. In order to enter your value, you need to select
Hexadecimal. This does nothing other than change the input type; it
does not change the value. From there, you can enter your hex value
in, which is just FFFFFFFF (the 0x just indicates a hex value).
 
Thanks to all for the responses. I guess I was typing it wrong,
because it took nicely.

Russ
 
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