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  2. Configuration Parameters and the Registry
  3. Managing Registry Parameters with regedit

16.6 Managing Registry Parameters with regedit

Learn how to manage registry parameters.

Note:

Do not edit your registry unless absolutely necessary. If an error occurs in your registry, then Oracle Database for Windows can stop functioning, and the registry itself can become unusable.

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16.6.1 Modifying a Parameter Value with regedit

Use this procedure to modify a parameter value with regedit.

To edit Oracle-related settings:

  1. Start Registry Editor in one of the two ways:

    • From the command prompt, enter:

      C:\> regedit

    • From the Start menu, select Run, enter regedit in the Open field, and click OK.

    The Registry Editor window appears.

  2. Navigate to the values you want to view or modify by double-clicking appropriate keys.

    The left-hand side of the window shows the hierarchy of the registry keys, and the right-hand side of the window shows the various values associated with a key.

  3. Double-click the parameter to change the value data to the new SID.

    The Edit String dialog appears:

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  4. Make any necessary edits.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Choose Exit from the Registry Editor menu.

16.6.2 Adding a Registry Parameter with regedit

Use this procedure to add a registry parameter with regedit.

To add a parameter to the registry:

  1. Start Registry Editor in one of the two ways:

    • From the command prompt, enter:

      C:\> regedit

    • From the Start menu, select Run, enter regedit in the Open field, and click OK.

    The Registry Editor window appears.

  2. Navigate to the registry key to which you want to add the new value.
  3. Choose New from the Edit menu.
  4. From the list, select the data type that you want to edit:

    • String Value

    • Binary value

    • DWORD (32-bit) Value

    • QWORD (64-bit) Value

    • Multi-String Value

    • Expandable String Value

  5. A New Value #1 string value name is created on the right pane of the Registry Editor window of the chosen data type. Example, REG_EXPAND_SZ and so on.
  6. Right-click the parameter, select Rename and press Enter to rename it.
  7. Double-click the parameter to change the value data to the new SID.
  8. Click OK.

    The Edit String dialog appears:

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  9. Type the value for the parameter.
  10. Click OK.

    Registry Editor adds the parameter.

  11. Choose Exit from the Registry menu.