User Guide

User’s Guide 87
McAfee Utilities
Finding orphans
An orphan is an entry for a program that has moved or no longer exists.
Choose the Find Orphans command from the Search menu.
RegistryProdisplaysalistofalltheorphansitfindsinthedatabaseinthe
Orphanstab.You cans electan orphankeyentry andRegistryPro selectsitfor
you in the Registry database in the top two panels of the window. You can
double- click an orphan entry in the top rig ht panel to change its value data.
Editing a Registry entry
Double-click a database entry in the top right panel of the Registry Pro
window.
Importing a Registry file
Th e Registry file in use on y our PC is located in you r Windo ws f older on th e
system hard drive. You can import a Registry file that has been created
elsewhere, or one exported earlier, into Registry Pro so you can examine it or
edititscontents.WhenyouexportaRegistryfile,youcansaveitw ithaunique
file name in any loca tion you like. Th is lets you create and use different
Registryd atabases for particular purposes.
To imp orta r egistry file:
1. Choose the Import Registry File command from the File menu.
2. Locate a Registry file (with a file type of .REG) and click Open.
Registry Pro opens the Registry file you selected, displaying its key
handles, child keys, along with key values of a k ey you select.
Exporting a Registry file
You can export the open Registry file, saving it with a unique file na me and a
.REG file extension. You might do this to keep Registry files for different
purposes, or to share a Registry file with someone else.
Choose the E xport Registry File command from the File menu.
Refreshing the Registry database
You can refresh the Registryso it displays the latest data stored in the active
Registry file in y our Windows folder on the system hard drive.