[River]

I had the tweak but some how misplaced it, and have spent about an hour searching the net for the registry tweak that collapses the view every time you close the registry so when you open it the next time it is not all strung out.

anyone know the tweak for this in the registry?
thanxz
River~

[PangingJr]

you mean you like to clear the last state at every time you open the Registry Editor,
like this...


here's the key that keeps the last view..

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit]

"LastKey"="My Computer\<<<<Your last view key>>>>>" <-- you will see this key on your next open the Registry Editor.

you need to create a .reg file to clear/remove the value name "LastKey"
and import/merge it before you re-open the Registry Editor so its start up view will be at home (My Computer)

the reg file will look like this..

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit]

"LastKey"=-

-Or-

Create a VBScript tool from the below info and then use it to open the regedit.

' RegeditOpener.vbs
' Script begin
Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim WSH 
Set WSH = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WSH.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\" _
	& "CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit\LastKey"
WSH.Run "regedit"

Set WSH = Nothing
WScript.Quit
' end

[River]

yep, that's the one! but after posting here I did some more searching, and I found this tweak that does the same thing.

in the registry in the key you listed, you double click on the "lastkey" and then delete the last view entry that comes up. then you click on "edit" and then "permissions" and then for who ever "user" you are, you click on that user's name, and then you "deny" permission. you will get some warning message, but ignore.

thanks for your tweak, that's the one I'll use cause I can put it in to my "reg" file and it's done with the merge of the other tweaks all at one time.

thanxz
River~

[PangingJr]

the "LastKey" value data will be created and entering a new record at every time you open the Registry Editor, so this's not a permanent reg tweaks.

that's why i give the VBScript tool, when you run the script it removes the value name "LastKey" then opening the editor automatically.


edit-- usually i grant permissions i don't like to deny to any registry key but you can do that too if you prefer..

[River]

ok, understand what you are saying, and thanxz again for reg tweak
River~

[PangingJr]

You're welcome.