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RegDllView is a small utility that displays the list of all registered dll/ocx/exe files (COM registration). For each registered file, you can view the last date/time that it was registered, and the list of all registration entries (CLSID/ProgID).

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RegFromApp

RegFromApp monitors the Registry changes made by the application that you selected, and creates a standard RegEdit registration file (.reg) that contains all the Registry changes made by the application. You can use the generated .reg file to import these changes with RegEdit when it's needed.

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Quicksys RegDefrag

Quicksys RegDefrag is a freeware utility to defrag registry. It optimizes registry by removing gaps, fragments and wasted space in Windows registry files.

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File Type Registry Viewer	16 kB	XP
File Type Registry Viewer can show the registry keys related to a file type and start regedit at the selected key. This tool is strictly for power users and developers to perform tasks like disabling shell extensions or change other shell behavior. Requirements: Windows XP SP2 and .NET 3.5
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Regshot	90 kB	95/98/NT/2000/XP
Regshot is an open-source(GPL) registry compare utility that allows you to quickly take a snapshot of your registry and then compare it with a second one - done after doing system changes or installing a new software product.
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Regtickpro	334 kB	all
Regtickpro is a simple windows registry tweak tool which allow you to change many hidden settings about windows itself and other applications. Note: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems, Use RegTick at your own risk!
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TweakNow WinSecret Professional	2.96 MB	XP/Vista
As a long time Windows user you might have heard about registry. The registry is a special file in your hard disk that hold most of Windows settings data. Wish to improve your internet speed or display message at Windows logon? No problem, those tasks can easily be done by simply editing the registry value. Unfortunately registry is not a friendly place for most people. Changing a wrong value in the registry may cause an unpredictable problem to your Windows. This is why novice users should not edit registry value directly using a registry editor by them self. In TweakNow WinSecret, we have gathered the most popular Windows XP/Vista registry settings and provide them for you in an easy and safe user interface. Free for non-commercial use.
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NT Registry Tweaker	1022 kB	2000/NT/XP/2003/Vista
NT Registry Tweaker - free registry tool to manage your Windows. Speed up your system and Internet, tune Explorer, apply security policy. It is simply and useful... and no more:) Vista supported.
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RegProt	30 kB	all
RegistryProt is a 100% free, standalone, compact, low-level realtime registry monitor and protector, that adds another dimension to Windows security and intrusion detection. By monitoring important locations and keys in the Windows system registry, RegistryProt will alert whenever a key is added or changed, and then give the option of accepting the key change, reverting back to the original key setting, or deleting the key. RegistryProt's most useful attribute is that it will detect the vast majority of trojans at the exact moment that they infect/install themselves into your system, and as such provides a new dimension in trojan and intrusion detection.
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NT Registry Analyzer for U3 flash drives	650 kB	NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Uninstalling or changing software, hardware and drivers never leaves a PC clean. Use NT Registry Analyzer to find and remove incorrect or obsolete information in the registry. Stay away from system crashes!
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MJ Registry Watcher	575 kB	all
MJ Registry Watcher is a simple system tray program that monitors for changes to any of the startup folders and startup registry keys. Simply make a directory for it to reside in (called the installation directory), and download it there. If a trojan attempts to change your startup settings, you will be alerted, and you can prevent any changes being made. It is fully configurable as to what keys are monitored, so, if you have a vested interest in protecting your file association for JPEGS, so that your preferred app loads them, and something else is trying very hard to undermine this association (Adobe Illustrator for example), this will popup, offering to stop a new association attempt, after Illustrator had loaded, say. You run it from the Startup menu, and it is a self-contained .exe file. Its default set of 52 keys is targeted towards Windows XP, but it should work with Win9x. It assumes write access and directory create rights for the path the .exe file sits in (ie. wherever you installed it). The default set of keys should ensure that nothing gets run at startup without you knowing about it. When monitoring, keys are opened in Read-Only mode, and the application only needs Write Registry access when it has detected a change. It keeps a log of any suspect activity (MJRegWatchKeys.log file in the installation directory) which gets any activity reported in the bottom panel, appended to it.
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Auslogics Registry Defrag	1509 kB	2000/XP/2003/Vista
Auslogics Registry Defrag is an extremely useful program to keep your registry as compact as possible. As a result of keeping the registry defragmented and as small as possible, your computer performance will be much improved. Features: System Optimization Microsoft Windows and various program access the registry a few hundred times a second. By keeping your registry optimized you improve your computer performance. Complete Registry Defragmentation Data is frequently removed from the registry, but the allocated space remains. The program will scan through the registry to remove this space, reducing the size of the registry. Ease of Use Registry Defrag is incredibly easy to use even for a novice user. The program provides stunning visual representation of the fragmented areas in your registry. Detailed Reports Upon defragmenting the registry on your computer, the program prepares an HTML report with comprehensive details about registry defragmentation process.
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NT Registry Analyzer	1016 kB	2000/NT/XP/2003/Vista
The Windows registry is a directory which stores settings and options. It contains information and settings for all the hardware, operating system software, most non-operating system software, users, preferences of the PC, etc. Whenever a user makes changes to Control Panel settings, file associations, system policies, or installed software, the changes are reflected and stored in the registry. The registry also provides a window into the operation of the kernel, exposing runtime information such as performance counters and currently active hardware. Installing/uninstalling/changing software, hardware and drivers never leaves a PC clean. Use NT Registry Analyzer to find and remove incorrect or obsolete information in the registry.
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Registry Commander	561 kB	all
- Use this application as an alternative for the registry editor that comes with windows (REGEDIT.EXE). - Registry Commander can do what all other registry editors can't such as cut/copy/paste, advanced search, change value type (string => binary), bookmark of keys and values, support of other types than just strings, dword and binary values. - A thing I never understood is why no registration database editors showed the size of the value data, this is properly one of the things that made me create this application!
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