Many of our articles contain information about modifying the registry. To facilitate things for our readers, I’ve written a context menu Add-on (Menu Extension) for Internet Explorer that launches the Registry Editor and jumps to the specified registry key directly.
First, download RegJump (Direct download) from Windows Sysinternals. Unzip the file and move RegJump.exe to the Windows directory. RegJump is a command-line tool that takes a registry path and makes Regedit open to that path.
Add “Go To Registry Key” to the Right-Click Menu
Windows XP
1. Download regjump_xp.zip, unzip and extract the contents to a folder.
2. Double-click regjump.reg to run it.
3. Move the file regjump.htm to the C:\Windows\Web directory.
Windows Vista
1. Download regjump_vista.zip, unzip and extract the contents to a folder.
2. Double-click regjump.reg to run it.
3. Move the file regjump.htm to the C:\Windows\Web directory.
Usage
Open a new instance of Internet Explorer and navigate to a Web page that contains information about modifying the registry. Select the text (registry key), right-click and choose Go To Registry Key. Registry Editor will open directly to the selected key.
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@bludragon: Open In RegEdit :: Firefox Add-ons:
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/4478
I have trouble running this if there are any spaces between the text and the slashes in a selected line of text. I assume this is because the vbs script in regjump.htm that should remove these spaces is blocked due to my security settings.
Can I unblock VBS scripts on a file by file basis so can run this without changeing my overall IE security settings?
There is something else though I think you might want to try (it would be fun, really). Have you thought of extending the Regjump capability to the general Windows Explorer Right Click menu?
Right now if you copy a key from a text file or other non-IE source it is possible to jump to the Registry if a DOS CMD window is open. You just type regjump followed by a space at the prompt and right click at the cursor position, then enter. Regjump runs with the pasted key and goes to the key in Regedit.
It would be excellent if it were possible to just right click after selecting the key text and having a “Go to registry key” option like in IE. Selecting it would launch regedit just like from IE and go to the copied key but it would be possible to do it at any time with key text from any source.
Can this be done with a VBS and a registry change without the htm file?
Just a thought.
Also you have a great site. Very good work.
@fr33mumia: The download links work fine here. What error are you getting?
This command-line tool is better:
http://czropa.wz.cz/?src=freeware/regjump.php
Regjump for Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/4478
Vista not working here as well.
wow…great……thanx….keep it up..
Thank you a lots.
did exactly as you said but does not work in vista
Very good, thanks, its possible a Firefox extension?
Greetings