RegLoadEx

Extend the Registry

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Definition

Use this command to extend the registry by the REG or NIR file specified in the Register file text box.
Updates existing entries in the registry.

The REG file must be available in the correct format.
(If you specify a invalid REG file, you will not get an error message when executing the installation project.)

REG files and NIR files: ClosedBackground information.

The default file name extension for registry extension files is REG. With NetInstall, however, the file name extension is changed to NIR because NetInstall uses variables in the registry extension files; the syntax of NIR and REG files is identical.

Changing the file name extension prevents the user from accidentally extending the registry by double-clicking a REG file in the Explorer. This would seriously damage the registry because the variables in the REG files are not transformed to their actual values.

In case an error occurs when running this command, you can specify the option Stop script on error in the Script Editor. If the error actually occurs, the script stops, thus preventing subsequent errors, and the associated policy is shown as not compliant.
This also applies if you set the package property Error handling to Always terminate script on error (a default setting for new packages).

Settings

Modify a RegLoad command

The specified registry file is opened in the registry editor.

Options

  • Use 64 bit hive on x64 computer
    For reasons of compatibilty, Ivanti DSM maps file and registry access to the default storage location for 32 bit applications (provided that the storage location differs from that of 64-bit applications). File access: whenever a 32-bit application attempts to access %windir%\System32, the access is redirected to %windir%\SysWOW64. Registry commands: when accessing HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE the calls are redirected to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node. The x64-switch stops this redirection of file and registry accesses when running the script command on a x64 computer; the eScript command runs on the specified path. CallScript command: the script runs in a 64-bit process.