Right click inside the registry key and select the 'Expandable String
Value' option.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"nycman" <nycman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:08667522-0257-44AA-A0D5-5313A4BD6128@microsoft.com...
> OK, I'll take the bait.
>
> How does a person change from normal to expandable?
>
> By that, I mean changing strings from normal to expandable, not changing
> one's self from normal to expandable.
> --
> nycman
>
>
> "Bit" wrote:
>
>> I finally fixed mine. My Vista was an upgrade from XP, and for whatever
>> reason SYSTEMROOT and WINDIR in the registry were set to normal strings,
>> instead of expandable ones. Thus, windows would literally call %windir%
>> and
>> rundll32 would crash as a result. Changing to expandable strings
>> remedies
>> Rundll AND re-enabled my compatibility tab.