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enable windows explorer for LLB files broke

was running LV6, 6.1, now 7.0 on win98 machine.
recently ran microsoft regclean and now I have no more support for viewing inside .LLB files through windows explorer. Attempting to re-enable this through LabVIEW/tools/options does not help.
hints?
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This feature requires a registry key to work correctly. Try reinstalling LabVIEW.
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Can anyone tell me which registry key it needs and the values to turn this on and off?

Changing the option check mark changes the ini file tag "enableShellExtension" between =True and =False.  But it has no effect on reboot because my registry is locked. I finally obtained Write permission for my Labview.ini file but I doubt that I can get permission for the whole registry. Maybe I could do it once with the SA at my side, but then only if I knew what to set. Thanks.

 

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Hi Paul,
 
I would not reccommend that you manually edit the registry keys associated with LabVIEW (or any other program for that matter) unless you are intimately familiar with it. We do not publish the registry keys used by LabVIEW for this reason.
 
If you need to fix the llb support for Windows Explorer, I would recommend that your perform at least a repair on that feature under Add/Remove programs as an administrator. From your question's description, it sounds like you do not have many priviledges on this particular PC. You may want to just try it first as an admin to make sure.
 
Have a good one!
Charlie S.

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