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--[[User:Fritzophrenic|Fritzophrenic]] 15:19, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 
--[[User:Fritzophrenic|Fritzophrenic]] 15:19, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
 
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The <code>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT</code> key provides a merged view of <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes</code> and <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes</code>.
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The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT key provides a merged view of “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes” and “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes”
   
When reading, the <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER</code> settings have priority over the <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</code> settings.
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When reading, the HKEY_CURRENT_USER settings have priority over the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE settings.
   
If you write values to a key under <code>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT</code>, the values will:
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If you write values to a key under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, the values will:
# Go under <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes</code> if a <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\key</code> previously existed under <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes</code>.
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1. Go under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes if a HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\key previously existed under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes.
# Go under <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes</code> otherwise.
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2. Go under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes otherwise.
--December 23, 2012
 
 
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Perhaps [[Associate files with no extension to Vim under Windows|Tip 1301]] could be merged in here, by adding
 
Perhaps [[Associate files with no extension to Vim under Windows|Tip 1301]] could be merged in here, by adding
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