Registry Crawler 4.5

Find and Edit Registry information the quick and easy way.

Product Overview

Searching the Registry

  Searching the Registry

  Searching a remote computer’s Registry

Registry Bookmarks

Generating Reports

Customizing Registry Crawler

System Tray support

Customer Support

Order Information


Registry Crawler Overview

Registry Crawler enables system administrators, developers and other power users to quickly find and configure Registry settings. The software provides a powerful search engine that allows you to find Registry information based on a search criterion.

Results are displayed in a list allowing you to access any key found with a single mouse click. Registry Crawler has built in support for “bookmarks”. You can bookmark any key in the Registry and then access it directly from the system tray. This powerful feature allows you to create a set of Registry keys that you access frequently, eliminating the need to manually open REGEDIT.

Registry Crawler uses the REGEDIT tool so you don’t need to learn how to edit, delete or rename registry keys. It also has built in support for Registry editing, multiple key deletions. Using Registry Crawler you can search multiple machines on your network and view search results in a single list. An advanced search & replace feature, enables you to quickly change Registry settings on your local PC or any other PC in your LAN.


Searching the Registry

Searching the Windows Registry is one of the primary functions of Registry Crawler. The first page of the main screen is dedicated to searching.

You type in a word or phrase you’d like to find in the Registry in the ‘Search For’ field and hit the ‘Go’ button. Before starting the search you can specify which Registry hives to search under. You can also specify if Registry Crawler should look in Keys, Values or Data. In addition to defining “Where to search” you can specify “How to search”.

This includes options for case sensitive searches and exact word match. After specifying the search criteria (which is saved from session to session) you click the ‘Go’ button and watch as the ‘Search Results’ list displays the keys that match. The search can be aborted any time by clicking the ‘Cancel’ button.

When a search is completed, a list of all the matches is displayed. The following operations can be performed on each of the keys displayed:

Goto Key - This operation will cause the REGEDIT tool to be launched setting it to the selected key. ‘Goto Key’ is not supported on a remote computer.

Bookmark - Bookmarking a key allows us to later access it from the “Bookmarks” page. A bookmark has a name and points to a registry key. ‘Bookmark’ is not supported on a remote computer.

Export Key - This operation allows you to export one or more Registry Keys into a single .REG file. The file can later be used by REGEDIT to import the key. ‘Export Key’ is not supported on keys found on a remote computer.

Copy to Clipboard - This operation will copy the selected Registry key(s) to the Windows Clipboard.

Edit Data - This operation will open a small window, which allows you to edit Registry data without going to REGEDIT.  Registry Crawler support editing of strings and numeric values (DWORD) only. For binary data you will have to press the ‘Goto’ Key and use REGEDIT.

Delete - This operation allows you to delete a Registry Key, Value or Data. You can select multiple Registry entries and delete them in one operation.

Details - Clicking ‘Details’ will open a small window containing detailed information about the selected Registry entry.

Replace - This operation allows you to replace data or values in the Registry. You can select multiple entries in the ‘Search Results’ list and then change them using the ‘Replace’ feature. ‘Replace’ works only with Registry values & data - it does not work with Registry keys.

Lookup - Lookup allows you to search the Internet for a key or value displayed in the ‘Search Results’ list. The current version allows you to search Usenet (Web newsgroups) as well as other sites that specialize in Registry issues. Often you’ll be able to find posts by Usenet users, explaining what the key or value does and how to configure it.

All of the above operations can be initiated via a button located to the right of the ‘Search Results’ list or by using the pop-up menu that is displayed when you right click the list.


Generating Reports

Registry Crawler allows you to generate reports from your search results. Two types of reports are available:

HTML Report - This will launch the default web browser and display an HTML report that includes all the keys found in the search. You can then save, print, copy or do anything else with the generated report.

Text Report - This will launch the text editor and display a text report that includes all the keys found in the search. The keys will be grouped based on the computer they reside on.

Both reports can be generated by either clicking the corresponding button in the main toolbar or by selecting the appropriate menu item under the ‘Tools’ menu.


Searching a remote computer’s Registry

Registry Crawler allows you to search the Registry of multiple computers. By default the program searches the local Registry only.

You can add (or remove) computers by selecting the “Tools\Computers” menu item or by clicking the hyperlink located in the ‘Where to search’ frame. To add all of the computers in your LAN, click the ‘Add All’ button located in the ‘Computers’ screen. You can also determine which computers to search on, by checking the small checkbox besides each computer.

The ‘Search Results’ list will show which key was found on each computer. Most of the operations allowed on a Local computer, can be performed on a remote one. For example you can delete or edit keys found on a remote machine. However you cannot launch REGEDIT or Export a key if it does not reside on your local computer.


Registry Bookmarks

Registry Bookmarks are managed in the “Bookmarks” page, which is the second page in the main screen. Bookmarks are pointers to a key in the Registry. A bookmark has a name and a key path.

Registry Crawler comes with a few pre-defined bookmarks; these include bookmarks to access the Explorer settings, Windows settings, Internet Explorer settings and others. You can delete the pre-defined bookmarks if you don’t need them. The following operations can be performed on each of the bookmarks:

Goto Key - This operation will cause the REGEDIT tool to be launched setting it to the selected key.

Edit Bookmark - Editing a bookmark allows the user to change both the bookmark name and the key it is pointing to.

Add Bookmark - This operation allows the user to add new bookmarks. The user can specify the name of the bookmark and the key it’s pointing to. It is also possible to add bookmarks from the “Search” page (see “Searching the Registry”)

Remove Bookmark - This operation allows the user to delete existing bookmarks.

Remove All Bookmarks - This operation allows the user to delete all of the bookmarks.

Copy to Clipboard - This operation will copy the selected bookmark (the key it is pointing to) to the Windows Clipboard.

All of the above operations can be initiated via a button located on the right side of the “Bookmarks” page or a popup menu that is displayed when the user clicks the right mouse button. Double clicking an item in the bookmark list will perform the default operation, which is “Goto Key”.

You can backup/export all your bookmarks by selecting the ‘Tools->Export Bookmarks’ menu item. This option is also useful if you wish to transfer bookmarks from one computer to another.


System Tray support

Registry Crawler supports quick access from the system tray. It allows the user to quickly access all Registry Bookmarks without the need to open the main user interface. Bookmarks are displayed in a pop-up menu when you right click the Registry Crawler icon in the system tray. By clicking the tray icon the user can bring up the main window. Any bookmark added to Registry Crawler, will be displayed in the pop-up menu. Registry Crawler comes with a few pre-defined bookmarks. It is possible to delete these bookmarks from the “Bookmarks” page (see “Registry Bookmarks”).


Customizing Registry Crawler

Registry Crawler offers some customization via the ‘Options’ window. To open the ‘Options’ window click the ‘Options’ button located in the main toolbar. The options window allows you to configure the following settings:

Auto Start - This check box allows you to specify if Registry Crawler will automatically be launched when Windows starts.

Position the REGEDIT window - This check box allows you to specify if REGEDIT will be positioned by Registry Crawler or by itself. If checked, Registry Crawler will resize and position the REGEDIT window.

Delete History - The delete history button allows you to delete all of the old searches. This cleans up the “Search For” field.

Perform the following when an entry is double clicked - This setting allows you to specify what will happen when you double click an entry in the search results list. You can choose between the following options:

-	Open REGEDIT

-	View key details

-	Perform a Web lookup

-	Edit the key using Registry Crawler’s built in editor.

Perform the following when a hyperlink is clicked - This setting allows you to specify what will happen when you click a hyperlink in the search results list. The same options available for the ‘double click’ setting are available here (options listed above).

Don't report 'Access Denied' errors when searching the Registry – This option tells Registry Crawler if to log ‘Access Denied’ errors when performing a Registry Search. Some keys in the Registry cannot be accessed (Common when accessing a remote computer) without the proper permissions. All access errors are reported in the ‘Errors’ page located to the right of the ‘Bookmarks’ page. The ‘Errors’ page is visible only when there are active errors.


Registry Crawler Support

Technical Support: support@4dev.com

E-mail technical support any time with technical questions, bug reports or any other question or suggestion you have.

Visit us on the web at: http://www.4dev.com/regc/ for FAQ and further technical support.


Ordering Registry Crawler

Registry Crawler can be ordered in one of the following ways:

1. Order online (on the Web)

2. Order by phone or fax.

3. Order by mail.

To order online or by phone/fax, please visit:

http://www.4dev.com/regc/register.htm

Questions about pricing, licensing or any other sales related information should be directed to: sales@4dev.com

Registry Crawler License Types:

Single License:

A single license for Registry Crawler entitles an organization to receive one copy of the distribution package. The software should be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both.

Site License:

A site license for Registry Crawler entitles an organization to receive one copy of the distribution package and to duplicate the distribution disk for any number of people or workstations within one site.

Corporate License:

A corporate license for Registry Crawler entitles an organization to receive one copy of the distribution package and to duplicate the distribution disk for any number of people or workstations within the corporation.

Pricing:

Check our web site for the latest pricing information:

http://www.4dev.com/regc/register.htm