set to "regedit.exe "%1"".

[Jean Pierre Daviau]

Hi,
Is this normal?

The default value of the registry key
"SOFTWARE\Classes\regfile\shell\open\command" is set to "regedit.exe "%1"".

Jean Pierre

 

[Mark V]

Jean Pierre Daviau wrote in

Hi,
Is this normal?

The default value of the registry key
"SOFTWARE\Classes\regfile\shell\open\command" is set to
"regedit.exe "%1"".

You should provide a fully qualified registry path to avoid any
confusion. As for example between
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\
HKEY_CURENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\

I assume you mean HKLM in this case.
Yes. That is the default configuration. I guess that means
"normal". Some feel more comfortable setting the default action for
..REG to be Edit causing a dbl-click to open in notepad instead of the
Merge prompt.

For all NTx AFAIK. W2K here.

 

[Gary Smith]

Is this normal?
The default value of the registry key
"SOFTWARE\Classes\regfile\shell\open\command" is set to "regedit.exe "%1"".

Yes, it's normal, but it's also somewhat dangerous. It's a good
precaution to go into Folder Options | File types | Advanced and change
the default action to Edit. That way absent-mindedly clicking on a .reg
file will open it in Notepad instead of attempting to install it.