Module: docs Branch: master Commit: 7dbeef32dddc7d571c177097f19e7a46f0ed9e85 URL: http://source.winehq.org/git/docs.git/?a=commit;h=7dbeef32dddc7d571c177097f1...
Author: Jeff Zaroyko jeffz@jeffz.name Date: Thu Jul 15 14:51:11 2010 +1000
wineusr: Revise documentation about editing the registry.
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en/wineusr-configuring.sgml | 13 ++++--------- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/en/wineusr-configuring.sgml b/en/wineusr-configuring.sgml index ba3e3df..67342ac 100644 --- a/en/wineusr-configuring.sgml +++ b/en/wineusr-configuring.sgml @@ -404,11 +404,6 @@ In order for Wine to store and access settings in a separate configuration file would require a separate set of code to basically do the same thing as the Win32 API's Wine already implements. - Finally, unlike Windows, the Wine registry is written in plain text - and can be changed using your favorite text editor. While most sane - system administrators (and Wine developers) curse madly at the twisted - nature of the Windows registry, it is still necessary for Wine to - support it somehow. </para> <sect2> <title>Registry Structure</title> @@ -516,15 +511,15 @@ upgrade your settings. This is no longer necessary. </para> <para> - Like we mentioned, you can edit those .reg files using whatever text - editor you want. Just make sure Wine isn't running when you do - it, otherwise all of the changes will be lost. + It is not advisable to edit these files to modify the registry + as they are managed by Wine internally. Use regedit.exe, reg.exe + or any program which uses the standard registry functions. </para> </sect2> <sect2> <title>Using Regedit</title> <para> - An easier way to access and change the registry is with the + An easy way to access and change the registry is with the tool <filename>regedit</filename>. Similar to the Windows program it replaces, regedit serves to provide a system level view of the registry containing all of the keys. Simply run