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[homes32]

Here is a small too I made for registering and unregistering ActiveX and COM controls. Unlike similar tools out there this one was specifically designed to be "so simple, a cave man could do it" It is targeted at simi/non-computer literate users and/or users that need simple easy to use register/unregister support.

Unlike RegSvr32.exe included with windows RegTool features a drag n' drop interface and a file chooser to make registration easy. for those who need or prefer command line options are also available.
RegTool registers files directly using the Windows API so it is not dependent on RegSvr32.exe although if you wish you can use the -p flag to force RegTool to use RegSvr32.exe tp register/unregister files.

As a sysadmin I use it for (re)registering ActiveX controls on misbehaving applications as well as troubleshooting app scripts for WinPE
alot of VB6 programs are dependent on various controls (ex. Malwarebytes). various windows components also sometimes need to be re-registered if something gets borked. It is simple and easy enough that I can easily talk an "technologically challenged" employee at a remote location how to use it over the phone.

Power users wanting more control, including a list of currently registered controls should check out RegDllView



x86 and x64 versions available.

Download: Register Tool



Version History
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Version 1.1.0 (12-22-2010)
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[+] Added multi-file register/unregister
[!] Misc fixes and improvements

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Version 1.0.0 (08-03-2010)
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[+] Initial Release


have fun.
Homes32

[Lancelot]

Yummmmy
I will practice when I get back home, thanks a lot

[Brito]

Looks nice and simple. The way that good apps ought be.

[agni]

Nice application.
Which programming language did you use to code this app?

[Henkye]

Maybe its little OT, but it doesnt happen very often to see something that i dont know about Windows
What is the practical use of this ? Why and what need to be registered/unregistered ?

Edit:
Its something for soft. developers right ?

[maanu]

thanks a lot for such piece of gem .

[Wonko the Sane]

Maybe its little OT, but it doesnt happen very often to see something that i dont know about Windows
What is the practical use of this ? Why and what need to be registered/unregistered ?

Edit:
Its something for soft. developers right ?

Not really.

Actually it used to be Lesson #1 (or #2) .

Whenever something doesn't work re-register all .dll's.

This info has been around since 9x times, maybe 1996 or 1997, from time to time some new guy re-discovers it and posts or blogs about it, examples:
http://www.911cd.net...?showtopic=8058
http://forum.maxthon...d.php?tid=17216
http://blog.grand-al...ystem-directory


Wonko

[homes32]

Nice application.
Which programming language did you use to code this app?

Autoit

Maybe its little OT, but it doesnt happen very often to see something that i dont know about Windows
What is the practical use of this ? Why and what need to be registered/unregistered ?

Edit:
Its something for soft. developers right ?

no not really. As a sysadmin I use it for (re)registering ActiveX controls on misbehaving applications as well as troubleshooting app scripts for WinPE
alot of VB6 programs are dependent on various controls (ex. Malwarebytes). various windows components also sometimes need to be re-registered if something gets borked.

windows ships with a command line app: regsvr32.exe (found in C:\Windows\System32) for this purpose, but I made this GUI prog. because its easy for someone simi/non-computer literate to use if I need to fix something over the phone.
also its alot more fun to drag-n-drop than it is to enter all the commands into the prompt, especially if you have more than 1 control to register.

[Henkye]

Not really.

Actually it used to be Lesson #1 (or #2) .

Whenever something doesn't work re-register all .dll's.

This info has been around since 9x times, maybe 1996 or 1997, from time to time some new guy re-discovers it and posts or blogs about it, examples:
http://www.911cd.net...?showtopic=8058
http://forum.maxthon...d.php?tid=17216
http://blog.grand-al...ystem-directory


Wonko

Oh, thx for info. Thankfully, i never needed it, i knew im a lucky guy
At least we know where to go if fortune stop smiling at us.

[paraglider]

Other option is to associate regsvr32 with dll and ocx file extension. Then right click in explorer and choose register / unregister.

[homes32]

Other option is to associate regsvr32 with dll and ocx file extension. Then right click in explorer and choose register / unregister.

that works great on your own computer but its not portable nor is it feasible for a network environment.

[kudos]

I downloaded and used RegTool last month when it was released - a very handy tool.

Yesterday I needed to use it again but it would not run on my computer. I tried redownloading it but the links were dead - and still are. So I decided to quickly cobble together an alternative.

Since it ran correctly on another computer, I was able to observe it and make a reasonable clone. I also decided to improve it so I added the ability to reregister a control (unregister then register) and also to drag multiple files for processing.

Since I cannot upload files here, I have stored it on a sharing site: RegTool

It is only 30kb compared to the original almost 400kb and works well on all the computers that I have available. It's only 32bit - I don't have any 64bit systems.

I hope that it's ok - apologies to homes32 for "borrowing" your idea, hope you don't mind.

I still haven't figured out why the original stopped working. Does anyone know what happened to the original links?

[homes32]

download link fixed.

both x86 and x64 binary's are now combined into 1 archive.

[NFX]

RegDllView also allows you to unregister dll/ocx files

http://www.nirsoft.n...d_dll_view.html

[homes32]

RegDllView also allows you to unregister dll/ocx files

http://www.nirsoft.n...d_dll_view.html

yes I know. and its probably the best tool out there for power users as it offers the most control/options. but it is not something I would put in the hands of novices/inexperienced/"dangerous users", which are the targets of my prog. as stated in the 1st post.

[homes32]

Register Tool updated to version 1.1.0

adds ability to register/unregister multiple files at once.

Merry Christmas!

-Homes32