Anyone using a third-party Windows registry editor that they would recommend to others?

Question

I work with the Windows registry editor (regedit.exe) on a near-daily basis, and occasionally find myself wishing it had more features.

For example, it'd be nice if it had:

• a way to import and export favorites.
• an advanced search feature that lists all the keys it found, rather than a simple Find feature. It would be great if there was a way to narrow the results as you type, but yes, I realize I'm probably asking for a lot.
• a list of keys I recently accessed (history)

So essentially, I'm just looking for a reliable third-party tool that builds upon the existing regedit feature set. I'm interested in both free and commercial solutions.

Previous developer recommendations have led me to discover great tools like Notepad++ and RegexBuddy, so I'm really looking forward to your answers.

Answer 1

These programs might be worth looking at:

http://www.regwrks.com/
http://resplendent-registrar.findmysoft.com/

I can't vouch for them (haven't used them), but they might meet your needs.

Answer 2

Perhaps this is to your liking: Registry Workshop http://www.torchsoft.com/en/rw_information.html

Answer 3

Besides the applications suggested by others, you might consider looking into learning a bit about Windows PowerShell. PowerShell's registry provider allows access to the registry with its powerful scripting language, so you might be able to script solutions for some of your common problems.