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Last Updated: Feb 10, 2006 
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Regedit or Regedt32?

By John Gormly (10 Feb 2005)

Windows NT-based operating systems include two utilities for editing the registry, Regedit.exe and Regedt32.exe. What's the difference? Read on for the answer.

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WHITE PAPERS:
>> Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide: Chapter 6, Managing Registry-Based Policy
>> Microsoft Windows XP Registry Guide: Chapter 7, Managing Registry Security
>> Chapter of the Week: Windows 2000 Registry -- Chapter 6, 'System & startup settings'

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