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March 05, 1999 12:00 AM

What data types are available in the registry?

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A. Below is a table of data types supported by Regedt32.exe, regedit.exe does not support REG_EXPAND_SZ or REG_MULTI_SZ

REG_BINARY This is raw binary data
REG_DWORD This is a double word (4 bytes). It can be displayed in binary, hexadecimal or decimal format
REG_EXPAND_SZ An expandable text string that contains a variable (for example %systemroot%)
REG_MULTI_SZ A multiple line string. Each "line" is separated by a null
REG_SZ A text string

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