MSKeyViewerPlus Help File
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INSTALLATION AND USE

To use different translations, you can unzip the all of the files to the same directory.  When starting the program, the language files (.mlf) will be detected and loaded into the program for use.

This program will run, however, with only the MSKeyViewerPlus.exe file.  If no initialization file (.ini) or languages files (.mlf) are found, the program will default with English.

NOTE: The .mlf files included are standard text files which can be opened using a text editor such as Notepad.  If you would like to add a translation for your native language, simply copy the English.mlf file to something else (ie. Espanol.mlf), translate the text to the right of every '=' symbol, and save the file.  Also, please add your name and email address at the top of the file if you would like credit for it in the About window.  Once complete, restart the key viewer and your language should appear in the Options list.  Please make sure that your language file is located in the same directory as the other language files.

If you have developed a language file for this utility, please send it to me at tksherrer@iname.com so that it can be included in future releases and others can benefit from the work!



Command-Line Switches
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-connect    - Connects to a remote Windows registry
-output     - Outputs to .txt or .csv file
-keysonly   - Exports only items with installation keys (Affects output and general loading of non-key versions.)
-nowarnings - With this used, no Windows warnings will appear.  If a file is open, an error is written to the file.


Command-Line Examples : 

C:\>mskeyviewerplus -connect \\fileserver 
--Opens MSKeyViewer Plus with the remote registry for the computer 'FileServer'.

C:\>mskeyviewerplus -connect \\fileserver -output c:\temp\fskeys.txt
--Runs MSKeyViewer Plus silently with the remote registry for the computer 'FileServer' and writes the output to the file fskeys.txt.

C:\>mskeyviewerplus -connect \\fileserver -output c:\temp\fskeys.csv -keysonly
--Runs MSKeyViewer Plus silently with the remote registry for the computer 'FileServer' and writes the output to the file fskeys.txt with only licensed software listed.

C:\>mskeyviewerplus -connect \\fileserver -output c:\temp\fskeys.txt -keysonly -nowarnings


Remote Registry Access Notes
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THIS FUNCIONALITY IS AVAILABLE FOR 32-BIT SYSTEMS ONLY AT PRESENT.  64-BIT ACCESS IS BEING WORKED ON.

-  You must be connected to a remote machine with Administrator access to gather information from the registry.

-  Remote registry access uses NetBIOS network traffic which may be blocked by local or network firewalls.

-  For a Windows XP Workstation that is not joined to a domain, you must turn off 'Simple File Sharing'.

-  Windows Vista/7/8 may not have the 'Remote Registry' service started by default.  This service must be running.

-  MSKVP is limited to gathering information only from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE at this time for remote access.  Programs that store data in HKEY_CURRENT_USERS will not be shown in MSKVP when connecting to a remote registry.  These programs include :  Eudora, Second Copy 7, Opera, PC Tools Anti-Virus, TrueCrypt, and possibly Spybot Search & Destroy