Registry

[Guest]

Is there a way I can reinitialize the registry in a command line. I would
like to do this without having to log off.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Is there a way I can reinitialize the registry in a command line. I
would like to do this without having to log off.

What do you mean by "reinitialize the registry"? What are you trying to
accomplish? Why?

 

[Guest]

no

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Yes. Kill explorer and restart it.

Open the Task Manager...
Ctrl + Shift + Escape | Click on the Processes tab | Locate and highlight
explorer.exe | Right click explorer.exe | Click End Process | Click
Yes to the Task Manager Warning that pops up | Click File on the Toolbar |
Click New Task (Run...) | Type in: explorer | Click OK

End Process on explorer.exe will make your Desktop and all programs
disappear. This can be startling. Restarting explorer will bring
everything back.

This can fix/restore/reinitialize/refresh a lot of things. Including
reinitializing the registry.


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[WTC]

Is there a way I can reinitialize the registry in a command line. I would
like to do this without having to log off.

Maybe this will help you,

Refreshes user's settings.

rundll32.exe user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters

 

[WTC]

Maybe this will help you,

Refreshes user's settings.

rundll32.exe user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters

By the way, the above command will only refresh the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive.

Thanks Wesley.