How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key??? There
is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!

--

Mike Matheny

Hi Mike,

View/Status bar, then look at the bottom of the window.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]

"Mike Matheny" <mikematheny@houstondotrrdotcom> wrote in message
news:eVmuzrSXHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
> There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>
> --
>
> Mike Matheny
>
>[/color]

Mike Matheny wrote:
[color=blue]
> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
> There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>[/color]
The whole "registry" thing that MickeyMouse invented is a sad joke and has
been from day one. It is nothing but a source of problems and is an
unintelligible mess, that does nothing but grow and grow over time. The
logic of keeping all configuration settings in simple text files - highly
readable, easily fixed and well commented - the *NIX way, has always made
far more sense.

Cheers.


--
The "Wow" starts now.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc&eurl=[/url]

Folders are no longer open.
"Mike Matheny" <mikematheny@houstondotrrdotcom> wrote in message
news:eVmuzrSXHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
> There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>
> --
>
> Mike Matheny
>
>[/color]

"Mike Matheny" <mikematheny@houstondotrrdotcom> wrote in message
news:eVmuzrSXHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
> There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>
> --
>
> Mike Matheny
>
>[/color]

If you don't see the whole key at the bottom click View and click Status Bar
to check it.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
[url]http://www.fjsmjs.com[/url]
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

No, I don't think it's worthless, it's the users like me and you need to
learn how to use it. In fact, it is quite powerful if you know how to use it,
I was going to tell you, but you sound confused, I suggest you don't want to
mess around with it before you run into catastrophic disaster.

"Mike Matheny" wrote:
[color=blue]
> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key??? There
> is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>
> --
>
> Mike Matheny
>
>
>[/color]

There has been a UI change where the selected key in the same as an unopened
key. It used to be that an open key was represented by an open folder.
Although one had to look very closely to see the difference between an open
and close icon.
"VistaUltimate" <VistaUltimate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:483B4363-5861-4EC4-96A4-665AB9DE49F7@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> No, I don't think it's worthless, it's the users like me and you need to
> learn how to use it. In fact, it is quite powerful if you know how to use
> it,
> I was going to tell you, but you sound confused, I suggest you don't want
> to
> mess around with it before you run into catastrophic disaster.
>
> "Mike Matheny" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
>> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
>> There
>> is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Matheny
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

One saving grace -- regedit in Vista will use the open folder icon specified
under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Icons"

I don't think it did that in XP. I use:
-------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell
Icons]
"4"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,137"

-------------------

PS. How're the teeth?

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

<.> wrote in message news:Ojo%23N6UXHHA.2636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> There has been a UI change where the selected key in the same as an
> unopened key. It used to be that an open key was represented by an open
> folder. Although one had to look very closely to see the difference
> between an open and close icon.
> "VistaUltimate" <VistaUltimate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:483B4363-5861-4EC4-96A4-665AB9DE49F7@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> No, I don't think it's worthless, it's the users like me and you need to
>> learn how to use it. In fact, it is quite powerful if you know how to use
>> it,
>> I was going to tell you, but you sound confused, I suggest you don't want
>> to
>> mess around with it before you run into catastrophic disaster.
>>
>> "Mike Matheny" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level
>>> key
>>> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
>>> There
>>> is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mike Matheny
>>>
>>>
>>>[/color][/color]
>[/color]

On Mar 2, 9:06 pm, NoStop <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Mike Matheny wrote:[color=green]
> > How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
> > you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
> > There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!![/color]
>
> The whole "registry" thing that MickeyMouse invented is a sad joke and has
> been from day one. It is nothing but a source of problems and is an
> unintelligible mess, that does nothing but grow and grow over time. The
> logic of keeping all configuration settings in simple text files - highly
> readable, easily fixed and well commented - the *NIX way, has always made
> far more sense.
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
> The "Wow" starts now.[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc&eurl=[/url][/color]

Thats why MS grew thousand fold over *NIX u dumbass

Last saturday I woke up without pain. Chickened out on a second mouth op on
wednesday. Want to eat for a few weeks first. I was getting very hungry. And
canned dolmades don't cut it as the only element in a diet, and even these
soggy things manage to leave rice grains in the wounds to rot and cause
pain..
"Keith Miller MVP" <k.miller79@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote in message
news:41A1FAFF-78D0-4651-9BCF-CDD9EF5365EE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> One saving grace -- regedit in Vista will use the open folder icon
> specified under:
>
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Icons"
>
> I don't think it did that in XP. I use:
> -------------------
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell
> Icons]
> "4"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,137"
>
> -------------------
>
> PS. How're the teeth?
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>
> <.> wrote in message news:Ojo%23N6UXHHA.2636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> There has been a UI change where the selected key in the same as an
>> unopened key. It used to be that an open key was represented by an open
>> folder. Although one had to look very closely to see the difference
>> between an open and close icon.
>> "VistaUltimate" <VistaUltimate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:483B4363-5861-4EC4-96A4-665AB9DE49F7@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> No, I don't think it's worthless, it's the users like me and you need to
>>> learn how to use it. In fact, it is quite powerful if you know how to
>>> use it,
>>> I was going to tell you, but you sound confused, I suggest you don't
>>> want to
>>> mess around with it before you run into catastrophic disaster.
>>>
>>> "Mike Matheny" wrote:
>>>
>>>> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level
>>>> key
>>>> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
>>>> There
>>>> is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Mike Matheny
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

Ouch. You have my sympathies. Fatten yourself up before that next surgery
:)


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

<.> wrote in message news:e$dFhhVXHHA.4264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Last saturday I woke up without pain. Chickened out on a second mouth op
> on wednesday. Want to eat for a few weeks first. I was getting very
> hungry. And canned dolmades don't cut it as the only element in a diet,
> and even these soggy things manage to leave rice grains in the wounds to
> rot and cause pain..
> "Keith Miller MVP" <k.miller79@no.spam.verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:41A1FAFF-78D0-4651-9BCF-CDD9EF5365EE@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> One saving grace -- regedit in Vista will use the open folder icon
>> specified under:
>>
>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell Icons"
>>
>> I don't think it did that in XP. I use:
>> -------------------
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Shell
>> Icons]
>> "4"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\SHELL32.dll,137"
>>
>> -------------------
>>
>> PS. How're the teeth?
>>
>> --
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Keith
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>>
>> <.> wrote in message news:Ojo%23N6UXHHA.2636@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> There has been a UI change where the selected key in the same as an
>>> unopened key. It used to be that an open key was represented by an open
>>> folder. Although one had to look very closely to see the difference
>>> between an open and close icon.
>>> "VistaUltimate" <VistaUltimate@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message news:483B4363-5861-4EC4-96A4-665AB9DE49F7@microsoft.com...
>>>> No, I don't think it's worthless, it's the users like me and you need
>>>> to
>>>> learn how to use it. In fact, it is quite powerful if you know how to
>>>> use it,
>>>> I was going to tell you, but you sound confused, I suggest you don't
>>>> want to
>>>> mess around with it before you run into catastrophic disaster.
>>>>
>>>> "Mike Matheny" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level
>>>>> key
>>>>> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
>>>>> There
>>>>> is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike Matheny
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

.. wrote:[color=blue]
> Last saturday I woke up without pain. Chickened out on a second mouth op
> on wednesday. Want to eat for a few weeks first. I was getting very
> hungry. And canned dolmades don't cut it as the only element in a diet,
> and even these soggy things manage to leave rice grains in the wounds to
> rot and cause pain..[/color]

Yeahhhh...futtin rot mate!
Frank

AAndonian wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Mar 2, 9:06 pm, NoStop <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:[color=green]
>> Mike Matheny wrote:[color=darkred]
>> > How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level
>> > key you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub
>> > key??? There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!![/color]
>>
>> The whole "registry" thing that MickeyMouse invented is a sad joke and
>> has been from day one. It is nothing but a source of problems and is an
>> unintelligible mess, that does nothing but grow and grow over time. The
>> logic of keeping all configuration settings in simple text files - highly
>> readable, easily fixed and well commented - the *NIX way, has always made
>> far more sense.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> --
>> The "Wow" starts now.[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc&eurl=[/url][/color]
>
> Thats why MS grew thousand fold over *NIX u dumbass[/color]

No, it "grew" because MickeyMouse tied all the manufacturers into their
monopolistic policies of forcing them to bundle Windoze on every computer
they sold. They did this by threatening higher per desktop pricing if the
manufacturers didn't bundle Windoze on EVERY computer they sold. Try and
even purchase a computer that doesn't have Windoze pre-installed. It has
NOTHING to do with the merits of this toy operating system and all to do
with MickeyMouse's marketing muscle.

Just look at the situation today, where users, in the main, have determined
they don't want Vista, but are having a tough time finding a new computer
that still comes bundled with XP. That's the reality and calling me a
dumbass, doesn't diminish this reality at all.


Cheers.

--
The "Wow" starts now.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc&eurl=[/url]

"NoStop" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1172932802.284450@netadmin1.interbaun.net...[color=blue]
> AAndonian wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Mar 2, 9:06 pm, NoStop <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> Mike Matheny wrote:
>>> > How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level
>>> > key you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub
>>> > key??? There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>>>
>>> The whole "registry" thing that MickeyMouse invented is a sad joke and
>>> has been from day one. It is nothing but a source of problems and is an
>>> unintelligible mess, that does nothing but grow and grow over time. The
>>> logic of keeping all configuration settings in simple text files -
>>> highly
>>> readable, easily fixed and well commented - the *NIX way, has always
>>> made
>>> far more sense.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> --
>>> The "Wow" starts now.[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc&eurl=[/url][/color]
>>
>> Thats why MS grew thousand fold over *NIX u dumbass[/color]
>
> No, it "grew" because MickeyMouse tied all the manufacturers into their
> monopolistic policies of forcing them to bundle Windoze on every computer
> they sold. They did this by threatening higher per desktop pricing if the
> manufacturers didn't bundle Windoze on EVERY computer they sold. Try and
> even purchase a computer that doesn't have Windoze pre-installed. It has
> NOTHING to do with the merits of this toy operating system and all to do
> with MickeyMouse's marketing muscle.
>
> Just look at the situation today, where users, in the main, have
> determined
> they don't want Vista, but are having a tough time finding a new computer
> that still comes bundled with XP. That's the reality and calling me a
> dumbass, doesn't diminish this reality at all.
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> --
> The "Wow" starts now.
> [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLqUf4cdwc&eurl=[/url][/color]

Honest evaluation of Vista! Must See!

>>> The whole "registry" thing that MickeyMouse invented is a sad joke and[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> has been from day one...[/color][/color][/color]

Amen to that. Its days are numbered.


"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:4DDDDA49-4007-45B8-BB14-36691A3BA83F@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> "Mike Matheny" <mikematheny@houstondotrrdotcom> wrote in message
> news:eVmuzrSXHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> How in the heck (and I'm being nice here!) do you tell what top level key
>> you are at when you do a search and it finds the data in a sub key???
>> There is NO indicator of what top level key you are at!!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Matheny
>>
>>[/color]
>
> If you don't see the whole key at the bottom click View and click Status
> Bar to check it.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> [url]http://www.fjsmjs.com[/url]
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>
>[/color]