Editing PC-DMIS Registry Entries
In connected mode, the registry entries are loaded
into the PC-DMIS Settings Editor. You can then use the Settings Editor
to modify those registry entries.
To edit PC-DMIS registry entries, follow this procedure:
Run the Settings Editor. You can use the Settings
Editor to edit registry entries even while PC-DMIS is running. However,
some registry entry changes may not take effect until you restart
PC-DMIS.
Click Connect to
load in the registry entries. It may take a minute to load all of
the entries. Once the entries are loaded, you can use the PC-DMIS
Settings Editor to find and edit any user-definable registry entry.
Click the plus sign next to the section that
you want to modify. The list expands and shows all the entries in
that section. Each entry uses formatting to indicate whether or not
the entry is modified from its default value. In addition, a small
icon appears next to the entry to indicate the user privilege level
necessary to modify the entry:
Plain - A registry entry without any boldface
formatting indicates that the default factory value is used. In
this case, a physical entry does not yet exist in the registry.
Boldface - A
registry entry in boldface means one of two things: 1) An actual
entry exists in your registry, or 2) The registry entry's value
is something other than the default entry.
- This icon indicates
that the registry entry is a User-specific,
User-changeable registry entry. This type of registry entry
allows each user to have his or her own value. Any user can change
this value.
- This icon indicates
that the registry entry is a User-specific
Administrator-changeable registry entry. Only a user with
administrator access can change this type of registry entry.
- This icon indicates
that the registry entry is a System-wide
User-changeable registry entry. This type of registry entry
is shared by all users, and any user can change this value.
- This icon indicates
that the registry entry is a System-wide
Administrator-changeable registry entry. This type of registry
entry is shared by all users, but only a user with administrator
access can change this type of registry entry.
These four buttons,
located at the bottom of the Settings Editor, correspond to the user and
system icons listed above. When you click each button, it shows or hides
all registry entries that are tied to its specific user privilege level.
This enables you to filter the registry entries that appear.
Select the registry entry that you want to
change. The PC-DMIS Settings Editor displays information related to
the entry you selected.
Section Name
box - Displays what section the entry falls under (for example,
[Option] was a section in the old Pcdlrn.ini
file).
Entry Name box
- Displays the registry entry's name.
Entry Type box
- Displays what type of value is needed to modify the registry
entry. These include types such as boolean, string, double, integer,
whole number, DWORD, and so on.
Current Value
box - Displays the value of the selected registry entry. If the
value that appears is NONE, you can
see that it is followed by a value in parentheses. For example,
you might see something like NONE(0).
NONE indicates that you haven’t changed
a registry entry from its default value. The value in parentheses
represents the default value; in this case, a zero. PC-DMIS initially
uses the default value for the entries. When you change a value,
PC-DMIS then adds a new key to the registry for that entry.
Change the value of the setting in the Current Value box, and then press Tab or click
anywhere outside of the field. The Settings Editor stores a temporary
record of your change.
Continue making changes as desired. As you
move off of the field, the current value is temporarily saved for
that registry entry.
The Settings Editor doesn't
actually update the registry with the changes you made until you click
Save. Prior to this, you can always revert a
selected registry entry back to what it was before you started the current
session by clicking the Undo button. Likewise,
Undo All reverts all changed settings back to
what they were.
Click the Save button
to permanently save all of your changes for all the modified registry
entries.
Click Close once
you have finished using the Settings Editor. The Settings Editor closes.
If you have registry entries that weren't saved when you click Close, a dialog box appears and asks if you want
to save or discard your changes.
If PC-DMIS was running while you were making
changes, restart PC-DMIS to load in any modified entries.
More:
Resetting All Registry Entries
Cancelling Your Changes
Finding a Registry Entry
Multiple Arm Configuration