searching regedit finishes but result not shown

CD32 · 17 Dec 2010 at 16:54

Win7 64.

Wanted to find a key in regedit so opened regedit & under edit/find, tried to search for the key. Yet the search finishes with "Finished searching through the registry" & that's about it. It doesn't list anything found yet the key exists at least once as I've manualy found it myself. Why isn't edit displaying search results? Something glaring I'm missing? Any ideas? Appreciated.

I know I've already found it but there maybe more instances of the key. (experimenting with disabling core parking re another topic)

Dano · 17 Dec 2010 at 17:13

Can only think that you've mistyped it?

lurkio · 17 Dec 2010 at 17:24

get the freeware

registry commander

or

regalyzer

regedit search function is utter gash , u might as well write a note to santa for him
to find the key you are looking for

Burnsy2023 · 17 Dec 2010 at 17:45

Are you searching the entire registry or just a subtree?

CD32 · 17 Dec 2010 at 18:10

Cheers. Entire registry Burnsey. No matter Dano was part right, I copied & pasted the entry I was searching for. (along with a blank space at the end!) Deleting the blank space fixed the search. Who'd have thought it. Simple things in life & all that.

Tried that registry comander Lurkio b4 noticing the blank space. The layout of results is much better. Cheers for that too.

Tnx all for the help. Appreciated.