ascii to hex converter app that can do so in registry format?  

So i know a plethora of online ones exist. Even so, they've all failed me in the simplicity im looking for. Plus id prefer one i can run local.

Seem pretty rare best i can tell.

Anyone know of anything?

I'd like it to be able to do string to hex or the other direction, and include or have the option to include the commas, 00's, and \ neecessary to create a regfile.

Something like that out there or is it the long n hard way for everyone that requires this?

thank you for the reply.

yes that is one i came across, unfortunately it doesnt allow for commas (admittedly one of the smaller details as a find/replace in notepad++ would just add 1 additional step)

the bigger problem is it doesnt add the 00's or the \ required for proper importation into the registry. Going through and figuring that out on my own is gonna be time consuming and not worth on the degree I need.

I have a bunch of entries that required reg extend sz and imported as reg sz, the result is a hot mess im trying to clean up :P

if i can find a piece of software that fits the bill it will be a great toolkit addition for the future thats for sure.

Nope, that goes a tad above my head :)

so, at a glance with limited understanding - that first (powershell script?) creates a dummy key in a predetermined location which you can navigate to, assign a value in ascii and export it and you'll get the hex?

errr rather you crate the key in that or whatever location is determined by the script, then run the script and it will export it to whatever determined location but as hex so you can re-import as reg_expand_sz?

Yes, it's a PowerShell script. The key itself was created manually (via regedit.exe). Its name & location are purely arbitrary --- just be sure you're not in conflict with a valid key.

The first code block in my post is working code, you can copy & paste into a PowerShell window and then execute. The second code block is just a copy & paste from PowerShell after pasting & executing the code from the first block.

As it stands, the script exports the dummy key and echos its contents. That's all I can do without a better understanding of what you're trying to do.

You say you're wanting to create .reg files. The easiet way to get a proper .reg file is to export a key. You might find it easiest to create a dummy key with all your desiered EXPAND_SZ values, then export that key. Again, without a better understanding of your final goal, it's hard to be more precise.

dalchina said:

These look more interesting:
4 Tools to Decode and Convert Windows Registry Hex Values to Text • Raymond.CC

As I read the OP, he want's to go the other way. He wants to convert a string, like "%USERPROFILE%\Docuements" to the text representation of the component bytes as seen in a registry export with type EXPAND_SZ.

He seems to imply he wants to cobble together a .reg file that can be imported.

Copy this code into PowerShell if you just want the Unicode bytes:

Code:

$enc = [System.Text.Encoding]::UniCode
$text ="%USERPROFILE%\Documents"
$UnicodeBytes = $enc.GetBytes($Text)

$UniCodeBytes

$UnicodeBytes | Format-hex

( $UnicodeBytes | ForEach{ '{0:x2}' -f $_ } ) -join ','