Registry Management

 

Hyena includes full support for managing both the local and remote registries of any computer.  To access the registry functions, expand any computer in Hyena's left tree window, and then expand the object.  Hyena will list the registry hives that support remote operations, then can be further navigated or managed.  To display the contents of a given registry key, simply double-click on the key name, or display the context menu and select the View option.

 

Adding New Registry Keys or Values

 

To create new registry keys or values, display the context menu for any selected key or value and select either the New Key or New Value options.

 

Modifying Registry Value Properties

 

To modify the contents of any registry value, display the context menu and select the Properties option, or double-click the value name in Hyena's right window.

 

Deleting Registry Keys or Values

 

To delete any registry key or value, display the context menu and select Delete, or press the Delete keyboard key, or use the Delete toolbar button.  When selected in Hyena's right window, multiple registry keys or values can be deleted at the same time.  WARNING: When a registry key (which is similar to a file directory) is deleted, all subkeys and values in the key are also deleted.  This operation cannot be undone.

 

Searching the Registry

 

Hyena supports searching the registry, through the Search option, on any selected registry key.  The Registry Search dialog supports a number of search options, including  case sensitive searches, whole word matches, and matching contents in any combination of key name, value name, or value contents (data).  The Search function can also be used to search only the selected key, or all subkeys of the selected key.  The Search function is also available for an entire registry hive (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE is a registry hive name).

 

Hyena will display progress on the status bar of the key currently being searched.  As matching items are found, the location and contents will be displayed in Hyena's right list window.  The search operation can be stopped by press the Stop button on the toolbar.

 

Copying the Key Name

 

Hyena includes the Copy Key Name menu option for all registry keys for compatibility with the same option found in RegEdit.  Selecting this option will copy the full registry key path to the clipboard for pasting into other applications.