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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / File Management / April 2007HKEY_USERS -- Does it have information for each user?
I was recently responding to a post where a user had accidently un-ticked the "Always ask before opening" box in IE7 for file downloads, and discovered the key (no pun intended) in rectifying the problem was to delete the "AttachmentExecute" key a few folders deep in HKEY_USERS. Now I know that HKEY_USERS mirrors HKEY_CURRENT_USER, but I also noticed that there's a lot of keys one directory down. Are each of these keys for different users? Is there any way to tell which one is for the current user?  SignatureHenson >> Are each of these keys for different users? Yes. >> Is there any way to tell which one is for the current user? By looking at the SID. One way to determine the SID of your user account is using the script here: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/sidlist.vbs SignatureRegards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com I was recently responding to a post where a user had accidently un-ticked the "Always ask before opening" box in IE7 for file downloads, and discovered the key (no pun intended) in rectifying the problem was to delete the "AttachmentExecute" key a few folders deep in HKEY_USERS. Now I know that HKEY_USERS mirrors HKEY_CURRENT_USER, but I also noticed that there's a lot of keys one directory down. Are each of these keys for different users? Is there any way to tell which one is for the current user? SignatureHenson Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! - Henson >> Are each of these keys for different users? Yes. >> Is there any way to tell which one is for the current user? By looking at the SID. One way to determine the SID of your user account is using the script here: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/sidlist.vbs SignatureRegards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com I was recently responding to a post where a user had accidently un-ticked the "Always ask before opening" box in IE7 for file downloads, and discovered the key (no pun intended) in rectifying the problem was to delete the "AttachmentExecute" key a few folders deep in HKEY_USERS. Now I know that HKEY_USERS mirrors HKEY_CURRENT_USER, but I also noticed that there's a lot of keys one directory down. Are each of these keys for different users? Is there any way to tell which one is for the current user? SignatureHenson You're welcome! SignatureRegards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! - Henson >> Are each of these keys for different users? Yes. >> Is there any way to tell which one is for the current user? By looking at the SID. One way to determine the SID of your user account is using the script here: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/sidlist.vbs SignatureRegards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Henson" <like.i@want.spam.com> wrote in message news:3A76A33A-0857-4BD8-AF2B-CB73FF2A4502@microsoft.com... I was recently responding to a post where a user had accidently un-ticked the "Always ask before opening" box in IE7 for file downloads, and discovered the key (no pun intended) in rectifying the problem was to delete the "AttachmentExecute" key a few folders deep in HKEY_USERS. Now I know that HKEY_USERS mirrors HKEY_CURRENT_USER, but I also noticed that there's a lot of keys one directory down. Are each of these keys for different users? Is there any way to tell which one is for the current user? -- Henson |
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