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--- technote:reg [2026/02/17 23:55] – [Registry Location] Scott Cunliffe
+++ technote:reg [2026/02/18 00:35] (current) – [See Also] Scott Cunliffe
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 ====== REG Matching  ======
+<note warning>Changes made to the Windows registry happen immediately, and no backup is automatically made. Do not edit the Windows registry unless you are qualified and confident about doing so. \\
+ \\
+Microsoft have issued the following warning with respect to the Registry Editor: \\
+//"Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to re-install Windows to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk."//</note>
 TapeTrack supports matching against a list of patterns stored in the Windows Registry using the special filter prefix:
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   * stop as soon as a match is found
+===== Registry Backup =====
+<note important>Backup the registry before any making any modifications</note>
+Open regedit and create registry backup by right-clicking the top of the registry tree and selecting Export and saving to an appropriate location.
+{{:master:tapemaster_registry_backup.png}}
 ===== Registry Location =====
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 <code> ProdFilters </code>
-With the following data (semicolon-separated):
+With the following data (semicolon-separated, no spaces):
-<code> *prod*;*PRD*;*production* </code>
+<code>*prod*;*PRD*;*production* </code>
+{{reg_filter_keys.png}}
 ==== Using the REG Filter in TapeMaster ====
 To filter the Description field using the registry list:
-<code> *REG:ProdFilters </code>
+<code> *REG:ProdFilter </code>
+{{reg_filter_prod.png}}
 This will match any Description containing:
-"prod"
+  * prod
+  * PRD
-"PRD"
+  * production
-"production"
 ===== Expected Matching Results =====
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 Using the filter:
-<code> *REG:ProdFilters </code>
+<code> *REG:ProdFilter </code>
 The following descriptions would typically match:
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 [[general:pattern_matching|pattern matching]] \\
-[[technote:list|LIST Matching
+[[technote:list|LIST Matching \\
 [[technote:FUZZY|FUZZY Matching]] \\
 {{tag> technote pattern string}}