| What it does | | Reg2exe opens Windows registry files (reg) and "creates" an executable file (exe) file which will, when executed, import all settings within this registry file to the windows registry. |
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| Advantages of Windows registry files | - You can check what you import and easily modify
- Smaller size (mostly)
- can be imported in DOS mode (Windows 95/98/ME)
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| Advantages of Reg2exe executables (exe) | - Can't be modified easily
- Warnings / messages optional
- No need for regedit.exe
- full unicode support; On Win9x/ME, strings will be converted when importing; (Converter still uses ANSI file access / IDE)
Additional features that are not supported by the Windows registry editor:- Option to access a key only if it exists
- 'Variables' that will be replaced with certain values when importing
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| Advantages of setup informaition files (inf) files | | So involves more work, it has far more features. Additionally you can make self-installing executables with IExpress / IEAK. |
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