About the Settings Editor: Introduction

PC-DMIS Settings Editor

PC-DMIS stores its settings inside the Windows registry. PC-DMIS reads the registry entries each time it starts. The PC-DMIS Settings Editor gives you the ability to safely modify those registry entries.

However, for most settings, you should make changes inside PC-DMIS itself.

With the PC-DMIS Settings Editor, you can do the following:

You must have the proper permissions in order to change the registry entries. See "A Note on Permissions".

Incorrectly editing your system registry may damage your computer system. For this reason, we supply the PC-DMIS Settings Editor. We suggest that you use this application to change your settings in PC-DMIS instead of modifying the registry directly. If you do decide to edit the registry directly, be sure to back up important data on the computer before making your changes to the registry.

All known registry entry values are discussed as part of this document. Updates are regularly made to this document to reflect new strings that have been added to the registry for PC-DMIS.

If the setting for a specific machine interface registry entry isn't found in the PC-DMIS Settings Editor documentation, it may be found in the Machine Interface Installation Manual (MIIM).

Running the PC-DMIS Settings Editor in Vista

If you have a problem getting the Settings Editor to run using Windows Vista, be aware that when PC-DMIS writes the registry entries for the first time, you may need to run PC-DMIS as an administrator. To do this, right-click the PC-DMIS shortcut icon and select Run as administrator.

Thereafter, if you continue to receive a message saying you must run a particular version when you launch the Settings Editor, even though you've already done so, right-click on the pcdlrn.exe file and choose Properties. In the Properties dialog box, ensure that the Run as administrator check box is cleared.

More:

PC-DMIS Sections in the Registry

A Note on Permissions

Using the PC-DMIS Settings Editor

Machine Interface Settings