Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

Francis7 reviewed v4.2.1 on Aug 12, 2009

Great!

oomingmak reviewed v4.2.1 on Aug 12, 2009

Registry Workshop is easily the BEST registry editor by far.

Top marks!

Zoroaster reviewed v4.2.1 on Aug 12, 2009

With Firefox and Total Commander, the three most used applications here. Fast and helpful, wouldn't choose any alternative.

emanresU deriseD reviewed v4.2.0 on Jul 9, 2009

Great utility.

Nighted reviewed v4.0.1 on Nov 19, 2008

Love it. Old screenshot actually, it has a purdy new toolbar.

shodan816 reviewed v4.0.1 on Nov 19, 2008

When the author writes 'Registry Workshop is an advanced registry editor.', you can take it to the bank. I have tried and tested this great program for several years and can't think of another one that even comes close to the features offered by Registry Workshop. In the words of Tony the Tiger - 'It's GRRRRRRRRRRREAT!' :-)

stisev reviewed v4.0.0 on Oct 28, 2008

I'm also puzzled @ the rating. This is 5 star software. I agree that the price is waaay too high. It should priced around $15 for affordability, but it's the top of its class!

ssb reviewed v4.0.0 on Sep 10, 2008

State of the art!

kucinghitam reviewed v4.0.0 on Sep 10, 2008

well this keep getting better!

sweathog reviewed v4.0.0 on Sep 9, 2008

I'm confounded by the relatively low rating on this software too. I think it was some haters that didn't get their hands held long enough by the developer. Nevertheless this is outstanding software. Essential and utterly efficient in every way. If you are a power user, you need this in your toolbox. Only gripe is one that I have against all small, specialized utilities: if the OS costs $200 no single-use utility should cost for more than 10% of the OS price. You're just asking for pirates to pick it apart at $30.00.

Undesired Username reviewed v4.0.0 on Sep 9, 2008

This is a great piece of software. To the other reviewer: You cannot put too much weight on the rating any given software title gets on this site or any other. There are idiots galore who highly rate a stripped-down piece of freeware, or who rate down a great piece of shareware just because it's not free.

Nighted reviewed v4.0.0 on Sep 9, 2008

There is nothing that comes even close to this. The developer even added the command line search feature I requested in this version! :)

Best registry editor there is.

stisev reviewed v3.1.0 on Jan 18, 2008

HANDS DOWN the best registry editor ever written.

I can't believe this got a 3.5 Rating on here.

Power users unit! This prog is fast, powerful, effiicent, and portable to boot!

ssb reviewed v3.1.0 on Oct 29, 2007

Simply perfect!

Administraighter reviewed v3.0.1 on Oct 7, 2007

I have used Registry Workshop for years, and have found it to be the best of its kind. Support is good, and bugs are fixed quickly. A wonderful utility, worth every cent.

Point Zero reviewed v3.0.1 on Aug 9, 2007

Great software !

stisev reviewed v3.0.1 on Apr 12, 2007

gbjennings,

You're an idiot. It runs on my Win 9x just fine.

This is the best registry editor. hands down

Zoroaster reviewed v3.0.1 on Feb 25, 2007

A great registry editor, the best I believe. Highly recommended.

gbjennings reviewed v3.0.1 on Feb 25, 2007

The writeup CLAIMS this utility works with 'Windows (ALL)' ! IT DOES NOT ! ! ! Don't waste your time trying to get it installed on a 9X machine. :-(

ssb reviewed v3.0.0 on Jan 16, 2007

Really great tool!

A "must have" application for advanced users, IT managers and anyone who works with Windows registry on regular basis.

@Carlospr: What's the problem with RW user interface?

Highly recommended!

Carlospr reviewed v3.0.0 on Jan 16, 2007

I like the application but the interface SHOULD be updated soon!

@ssb: it's too flat... It'll be nice an interface that matches at least Windows XP and not Windows 95. I know some people don't care about it but for me it's important. By the way, I've already purchased it last year. I was hoping to see something new in version 3.

stisev reviewed v2.7.0 on Oct 1, 2006

Make NO mistake.
This is the BEST regedit program ever. Nothing even touches it.

The mobile-registry editing is an absolute godsend for people like me.

Bagobie reviewed v2.7.0 on Sep 19, 2006

What the person before me said

comeoffit reviewed v2.6.1 on Aug 3, 2006

An excellent utility that deserves a much-higher rating than is shown here.

nefarious1 reviewed v2.5.1 on Feb 4, 2006

The backup and restore features work fine for me, on all 4 of my systems.

Registry Workshop (which is a registry editor, not a "debug tool") has proven itself very reliable for me, regardless of what data types I work with, and no matter what registry locations I alter. The same cannot be said of other third-party registry utilities I have used.

The author is based in China, but uses the well-known and trusted payment processors RegNow and eMetrix. BetaNews is even a RegNow affiliate, and if you notice, the links they provide to the Registry Workshop home page are directed through their regnow.com affiliation. In short, there is no special risk because of the author's geographic location. I've emailed Xiaolin several times, and he is very receptive and helpful.

krgood reviewed v2.5.1 on Jan 22, 2006

The Program is nicely done, however the registry backup does not work properly. I contacted the author via the Support link in the Help menu and got a reply from "Xioalin" located in China saying the error message was from Windows, and that he had no idea what was wrong and would invistigate.
I think I will stay "on Shore" with my debug tools. I also am not crazy about with using my credit card for pruchases from China.

httpd.confused reviewed v2.5.0 on Aug 22, 2005

You've pretty much got to be hyped up on crack to decry this thing. It's too bad that one nitwit who didn't get enough hugs from Daddy created a slew of different logins just to give this software multiple low ratings.

Inray reviewed v2.4.0 on Mar 6, 2005

The best professional registry tool, even better now.
In memory snapshots? I wonder what's next :)

stisev reviewed v2.4.0 on Mar 5, 2005

Hey jbc,

Binary search is now available on the best registry tool ever.

Laugh at that, you moron.

Kukac reviewed v2.3.1 on Feb 9, 2005

This is a nice one. Among those registry editors I've tried (this one, RegHance, Regedit Extension, Registry Organizer, RegCool, and a few others) this is the one that suits my taste best.

A full registry backup took ~4 minutes which is a bit too much for my taste, the comparer can only compare opened .reg files and not 2 backups, so this is not the program I'll use for backups and tracking registry changes.

ssb reviewed v2.3.1 on Jan 25, 2005

Come on you guys, enough.
Personally i do like Registry Workshop, others don't, i can live with that :)
I know that many folks like free stuff, that's understandable. Well, RW isn't free although IMHO it worth every cent.

Personally speaking, i used to work in a corp environment with RegCrawler. That tool is more expensive than RW, buggy and limited in functionality. So i've switched to Registry Workshop, after trying a few other tools.
After months using it, i'm very pleased with all its features and author's response to my suggestions and bug reports.

Now if jbc or any other thinks he knows a better tool than RegWorkshop, please give more details and i will try it.
Otherwise, if you only want to post negative comments, then do that, i don't care because i'm not RW's author. Just try to be polite to the rest reviewers.

jbc reviewed v2.3.1 on Jan 24, 2005

Haha... Inray is obviously a person who must grow first. Gives 5 stars for a tool and this tool is unable to do a search in binary values.
I want to see the person who pays $29.95 for this useless tool. Every freeware tool does the job better and faster. Not to mention other bugs.
It also needs a major gui rewrite. 5 stars for this useless tool...I can't imagine any IT professionals can do their job with this buggy tool.
HahaHahaHahaHahaHahaHahaHahaHahaHahaHahaHaha

Inray reviewed v2.3.1 on Jan 24, 2005

rrrr, have you seen many "unstable" software like RW, besides those ones you like ?
Registry Workshop, is one of the best tools, like it or not. A simple try will convince even the most distrustful user.

BTW, registering in FileForum, under different nicknames, just to post negative comments doesn't make RW better or worst. It only proves your attitude and Registry Workshop's uncontradictable quality.

rrrr reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 24, 2005

Why pay for a unstable and slow product? There are many alternatives on the market. Search for binary values is not implemented. I need a professionell tool and not something for beginners. Forget this buggy tool.

marta reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 18, 2005

Great regedit alternative, worth every penny !

bonto reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 17, 2005

I do like this program. I saved me a lot of trouble when managed a three machine lan distributed registry.
Some of my favorite functions is fast searching, key bookmarks, undo history and MDI interface.
Easily rated with 5 stars !

wxyz reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 16, 2005

not bad this tool

ssb reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 16, 2005

I don't understand you all folks.
I like Registry Workshop because of its unique features like superfast searching thet never failed on me, MDI interface with multiple local, remote, or file registry segments, reg backup & restore, defragment, multiple Undo - Redo, bookmarks (!), synch, multiple registry comparisons and many others.
Those functions can only be found in Registry Workshop and work flawlessly all time.

You say that X utility is better than Registry Workshop, OK i respect that although i disagree because i was searching for such a tool, years now. You know what i found ? Buggy untrusted freewares and sharewares with limited functionality and support.

I suggest anyone who needs such a registry tool, try them all (3-4 only exist). Finally give RegWorkshop a try and you will know why I rate it with 5.
It's not that RW is the best tool ever found, simply the rest are crap.

02 reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 16, 2005

With respect to the opinion of Inray, i must say, that i'm not kidding (hope Inray can say, why RegCool is badder than this $29.95 tool) and i have tested RegCool and this tool. Why pay $29.95 if i get the same for free? I like the search, which is superfast and it finds everything - Registry Workshop is BUGGY and he finds not all data. Unfortunately i can only rate it with 1 !

wwww reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 15, 2005

Inray=5 reviews
httpd.confused=5 reviews
ssb=3 reviews
of 17!!!

Strange ??????
Inray=httpd.confused=ssb ?????

Inray reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 15, 2005

Regcool better than Registry Workshop. You must be kidding ! Please grow first and then review programs.
Registry Workshop is the best registry tool, like it or not.

jeffbridges reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 15, 2005

Just found the Registry Editor REGCOOL, equivalent to Registry Workshop. And that's for FREE: http://fileforum.betanew...il/RegCool/1017216103/1

Why pay if I can get the same for free ?

httpd.confused reviewed v2.3.0 on Jan 14, 2005

[Note: Price was not a factor in my rating of this software.]

I've used them all, and there aren't any better comprehensive registry utilities out there--especially freeware. Please, if you think there is a better freeware solution, do name them for us. You can't, because they simply don't exist. Rate software as you see fit, but don't blow smoke up our butts, OK?

If you find what you think is a shortcoming in Registry Workshop, send an email to the author. If it is a worthwhile suggestion, there is a very good chance that he will implement it, and soon. I've done exactly that about six times or more, and that accounts for a lot of the recent changes you see here.

Edit: I wrote the author of Registry Workshop regarding the binary data search issue, and he assures me that he will look into it. (Wow, those were a tough four seconds of my life.)

BTW, opening HKCR is just as fast on my system with Registry Workshop as it is with Regedit.

ssb reviewed v2.2.0 on Jan 4, 2005

This program is the best registry tool ever tried. Every version, even minor ones, adds new features necessary for IT professionals and advanced users.

I don't know why some people like "xml" don't like it, but that's their opinion and i have to respect that.
BTW xml, could you please make us a favorite, giving an example of those better freeware registry tools ? As a computer tech engineer, Windows registry is a part of my life and i ensure you that never found a better reg management tool than Registry Workshop.

I've tried apps like Registry Crawler, RegEditX, Resplendent Registrar and many others. None of them comes close to RW in terms of quality, stability, speed and features. No need to say that most of them are just useless garbage.

Registry Workshop is a "must-have"
Unfortunately i can only rate it with five !

xml reviewed v2.2.0 on Jan 3, 2005

Opening HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT takes some seconds. RegEdit is much faster. Finding binary data is something this program doesn't understand. What can i say for this utility? Don't spend your time with this. There are freeware programs out and they do their job much better.

Inray reviewed v2.2.0 on Jan 2, 2005

More features included to my favorite registry tool, that's great.
What can i say about Registry Workshop, this small program is a must have. I was one of the first who got it registered and never regreted. Actually i can't work without it.

Highly recommended !!!

httpd.confused reviewed v2.2.0 on Dec 31, 2004

Haha... Obviously, a person who can't see the benefits of Registry Workshop over Regedit has no need to edit the registry in the first place.

With the 2.2.0 release, the author has once again implemented my suggestions... I just love it! I've had nothing but perfect reliability from Registry Workshop (unlike some of its competitors).

ssb reviewed v2.1.0 on Dec 20, 2004

checkmaster, i don't understand your point. You say that regedit is better than this excellent tool ? Are you kidding or just dislike any program that costs more than nothing ?

Registry Workshop, searches whole registry in a loaded machine in less than 5-10 secs (Regedit: 71 sec)
RW can copy-paste whole registry branches, use wildcard searches, compare registries (local and remote), do reg snapshots, undo & redo, save changes history, compacting registry, and many many other things necessary for daily registry tasks.

Do you know any other tool that has all those features ? You say that RW is buggy. I ensure you that it's not. I'm using it for hours every day and never had any problem.

I really respect your opinion, but don't call a program bad just because you don't want to pay for it.

checkmaster reviewed v2.1.0 on Dec 5, 2004

Don't spend your time with this. regedit costs nothing and is much better than this buggy program. forget it. I really do not see the point of this program.

Inray reviewed v2.1.0 on Nov 17, 2004

What a tool !!!
Strongly suggested for all advanced users.

httpd.confused reviewed v2.0.1 on Oct 18, 2004

Another version, another review. I'm not nuts; I just appreciate the fact that the author took yet another one of my (admittedly excellent) suggestions. This time, it was the "/g" command line switch, to open Registry Workshop directly to a specified registry key. Great stuff! (Oops, I mean "/great stuff!")

httpd.confused reviewed v2.0.0 on Sep 23, 2004

I still use Registry Workshop, and I am glad to say that the author has implemented some of my suggestions. The version 2.0 update doesn't sport quite as much in the way of changes as I'd expect for a major version bump, but the changes to the undo feature are very worthwhile nonetheless.

Registry Workshop is absolutely the best all-around registry utility available.

Inray reviewed v2.0.0 on Sep 22, 2004

The best registry tool, is even better now. Think the posibilities using new version's registry compare function. It can compare local registry with saved snapshots or remote machines!
And of course it's even faster than before.

I wish i could rate this gem with ten or more stars !!!

It's a must have tool for every professional, or advanced user.

httpd.confused reviewed v1.6.5 on Aug 8, 2004

I reluctantly installed Registry Workshop, not expecting much from it. I've used Registry Crawler, RegEditX, and Resplendent Registrar for years. From what I have seen, Registry Workshop is capable of replacing all of them.

I have the Favorites sub-window nicely docked in the lower right part of the window, to the right of the history and find results pane. This is quite ideal, and much handier than flipping back-and-forth multiple windows, as the other utilities force you to do.

As always, I have a few nitpicks, such as the fact that there is no text box where you can directly enter a registry key path, to go right to it (instead, you have to select Search > "Go To" or press Ctrl+G). Also, the font on my system is incredibly tiny, and cannot be changed. I think it would also be nice if Registry Workshop could automatically elevate registry key permissions when delete operations were being performed (as Resplendent Registrar does). However, I suggested all of these things to the author, and he responded immediately to tell me that he would make these changes for the next version! (And here, I expected to be ignored.)

I haven't used Registry Workshop long enough to test it thoroughly, but I like what I see so far. It lacks some of Resplendent Registrar's more heavy-duty functions (such as a real-time registry monitor), but then again, Resplendent Registrar has some annoying bugs and design shortcomings, too, which never get fixed, even though I have pointed them out to the author.

NMarks reviewed v1.6.3 on Jul 17, 2004

I've tried plenty of regedit alternatives, before Registry Workshop. This small application, is a professional class registry tool you can trust for serious system management.

looke reviewed v1.6.3 on Jul 17, 2004

Great registry tool !!!

Inray reviewed v1.6.3 on Jul 7, 2004

This registry tool, is a must for any user. Years now, i was using RegistryCrawler to do deep registry searches. I still cannot believe that this one is far better than awarded RC and is also an advanced registry editor, with undo-redo, history, compactor, wildcard searches, backup and restore and many other functions.
Registry Workshop, is now one of my favorite every-day use tools. Get it.

ssb reviewed v1.6.2 on Jun 9, 2004

Have you ever dreamed a better registry editor than regedit, a faster reg searcher than RegCrawler? If so, Registry Workshop is your tool. Extremely fast registry searches, Undo/Redo history of changes, copy/paste and drag&drop support, excellent MDI interface, registry defragment-backup-restore, all of them in small footprint.
Get it, it's a GEM