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What is a Dat/Hive Binary file and where are they located?

April 26, 2017binary DAT file Hive located

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What is a Dat/Hive Binary file and where are they located?

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Dat/Hive Binary files are the files Windows uses to store the Registry on your hard drive. In Windows NT 4, 2000, XP, and Vista, the files are located in \system32\config folder. They are named, without file extension, according to the HKLM key they contain. For example the HKLM\Software key is store in the “Software.” file. User settings will be in Documents and Settings\\NTuser.dat file. Question: I notice that in the Professional Edition, I have the option to load a Dat/Hive Binary file during the Reg file import process and when I open an existing Registry Tool Database, why would I want to do that? Loading a Dat/Hive Binary file enables you to use Registry Tool’s editing commands to modify it. For example you can send keys and values from the Registry Tool Database file into the binary file or use the Restore command as a mass editing command and send keys and values into the binary file. You can also use the Restore command and actually build