Regedit and Regedt32 are Microsoft's registry editors. Regedit is identical to the Windows9x Registry editor. Regedit allows you to view and edit the registry, and it includes a selective search. Regedt32 has a weaker search function, but it can view and edit the Registry permissions. RegAdmin, a third-party registry editor, allows control of registry keys and registry permissions.
Registry editors edit the registry as it stood at the moment that the editor was opened.
The most frequent reasons to edit the registry directly include debugging or enabling advanced features of an application. You might also search the registry for application keys that were not removed as part of the appropriate uninstall. Often, such orphaned keys cause problems with other applications or when trying to reinstall the removed application. Click here to go to the beginning of Windows NT . Click here to go to the next topic in this section.