There is a way to do this using the REG command. However, I have to ask first: what is this Registry file intended to do? Messing with the Registry without knowing what you're doing can have unforeseen consequences that, in worst-case scenarios, could render the PC unusable.

 

However, I have to ask first: what is this Registry file intended to do?

Reset the registry view to default. I just get a bit irritated when I search for and change things in the registry and then access it maybe weeks later to find I'm still there. I'd rather start from first base if that makes sense.

I'm not inexperienced BTW. Thirty years in IT, ending up in server support but as anyone might expect, I don't know it all

James

 

Thanks for the outline, James. At the risk of our questions being misinferred as condescending, we just need to ensure people aren't trying to do things which may cause more problems, and then we're trying to extricate them from that as well.

Instead of calling regedit, I recommend using reg instead from an elevated command prompt, e.g.

reg import /s C:\Users\JamesCRocks\Downloads\reged-reset.reg

 

Thanks for the outline, James. At the risk of our questions being misinferred as condescending, we just need to ensure people aren't trying to do things which may cause more problems, and then we're trying to extricate them from that as well.

No worries

Instead of calling regedit, I recommend using reg instead from an elevated command prompt, e.g.

reg import /s C:\Users\JamesCRocks\Downloads\reged-reset.reg

Brilliant! Works perfectly. Thank you

James

 

You're welcome, James!

Please mark this as SOLVED, since it can help others search on the site for similar issues they may want to resolve.

 

You're welcome, James! Please mark this as SOLVED, since it can help others search on the site for similar issues they may want to resolve.

Whoops! Done

James

 

Thanks, James