From TNPC issue #3.24...

Registry Toolkit by Funduc Software

by Al Gordon
November 30, 2000

Funduc Software is a veritable treasure trove of useful utilities. Three of the most valuable are Registry Toolkit ($25), Shortcut Doctor ($15), and Search and Replace ($25).

I use Registry Toolkit constantly for its search and replace capability in the Windows Registry. It's essential to tidy things up if you rename or move a program directory or file, for example. Toolkit can search for your string in the Registry keys that are saved in binary format, handy for finding those values that software vendors try to hide from you.

It allows you to move or copy keys--say, if you want to move something from the current user to local machine, as well as import and export. It can be used to browse through the Registry, but that is not a strong suit, as it is slower than RegEdit for that function.

Registry Toolkit (95/98/NT/2000) is especially valuable for users of NT4/Win2K, for which Norton Utilities does not include its Registry search and replace tool.

Shortcut Doctor (95/98/NT/2000) will both verify and edit your shortcuts. Point it toward a path of your choosing, and it will scan the shortcuts therein. Another key tool if you rename or move files and directories. The utility also will clean out your recent document folder so you don't go chasing after often-broken links there.

Search and Replace (95/98/NT/2000) is a seriously cool utility that checks inside files for specific text and can then change it. Among its multiple applications is to search across a Web site for items to fix. But it can also be used for more simple tasks. It is generally faster at a text search than Windows and your search can be given more parameters.

Ever discover that you have misspelled a word or name throughout a document, or made some similar mistake throughout a series of documents? Search and Replace will find and fix your errors without requiring you to open up each document in the program that created it. Especially handy if, say, you need to find the same text string in both Word and Excel documents.

For power users there are scripting and command line functions. All and all, a valuable tool.

http://www.TheNakedPC.com/t/324/tr.cgi?funduc

You can reach Al Gordon at:
mailto:al@TheNakedPC.com

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