Add or Delete a Key or Entry in the Registry (Compact 7)
3/12/2014
You can add or delete a registry key or registry entry on your Windows Embedded Compact powered device by using the Remote Registry Editor.
To add a key to the registry
In the left pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, click the Registry node for your device.
In the middle pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, expand a registry tree and click a location for the new registry key.
On the Registry Editor menu, point to New, and then click Key.
In the Create Key dialog box, type a name for the registry key and click Create.
Click OK.
The new registry key appears in the Remote Tools Shell window.
To add an entry to the registry
In the left pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, click the Registry node for your device.
In the middle pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, expand a registry tree and click a location for the new registry entry to be created.
On the Registry Editor menu, point to New, and then click one of the following: String Value, Multi-String Value, Binary Value, DWORD Value, or QWORD Value.
In the Set Value dialog box, do the following:
- Type a name in the Value Name box for the registry entry.
- Select a value type from the Value Type list.
- In the Value Data box, type a value for the registry entry.
Click OK.
The new registry entry appears in the Remote Tools Shell window.
To delete a registry key or entry
In the left pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, click the Registry node for your device.
In the middle pane of the Remote Tools Shell window, expand the registry tree that contains the registry key or entry that you want to delete.
Click a registry key or registry entry to delete.
On the Registry Editor menu, click Delete.
In the Remote Registry Editor dialog box, click Yes to confirm the deletion.
The deleted registry key or entry no longer appears in the Remote Tools Shell window.