Using "Find" to locate Keys....advice please

When locating Registry Keys I usually manually browse explorer.

Using Menu Edit |"Find" feature within the Registry Editor and pasting a key
like:-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders

Then clicking " Find Next" the search is performed......but it doesn't
locate the correct Key.

Question 1
Am I using this feature correctly?

Question 2
Any other advice regarding what I may be overlooking?

Thanks

Dermot wrote:
> When locating Registry Keys I usually manually browse explorer.
>
> Using Menu Edit |"Find" feature within the Registry Editor and
> pasting a key like:-
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders
>
> Then clicking " Find Next" the search is performed......but it
> doesn't locate the correct Key.
>
> Question 1
> Am I using this feature correctly?

No

> Question 2
> Any other advice regarding what I may be overlooking?

Search just for "Shell Folders", not the path to it (them). But since you
already know the path, why bother? Just browse to it.


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"Dermot" <Dermot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08FC61B8-60AC-47F2-A16A-2AA37CBF789B@microsoft.com...
> When locating Registry Keys I usually manually browse explorer.
>
> Using Menu Edit |"Find" feature within the Registry Editor and pasting a
> key
> like:-
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders
>
> Then clicking " Find Next" the search is performed......but it doesn't
> locate the correct Key.
>
> Question 1
> Am I using this feature correctly?
>
> Question 2
> Any other advice regarding what I may be overlooking?
>
> Thanks

The key name is "User Shell Folders". You need to remove the rest from
your search string.

Thanks to both of you for the replies.

I knew it had to have a simple answer.

Thanks

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Dermot" <Dermot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:08FC61B8-60AC-47F2-A16A-2AA37CBF789B@microsoft.com...
> > When locating Registry Keys I usually manually browse explorer.
> >
> > Using Menu Edit |"Find" feature within the Registry Editor and pasting a
> > key
> > like:-
> >
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\User
> > Shell Folders
> >
> > Then clicking " Find Next" the search is performed......but it doesn't
> > locate the correct Key.
> >
> > Question 1
> > Am I using this feature correctly?
> >
> > Question 2
> > Any other advice regarding what I may be overlooking?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> The key name is "User Shell Folders". You need to remove the rest from
> your search string.
>
>
>