What does "*" in .reg files mean?

[Monti]

Hi,

Just a simple question.

Under '[Software\\Wine\\DllOverrides]' in user.reg it says "*d3dx9_24"="native"

I am wondering what the "*" in front of "d3dx9_24"="native" mean? Do I have to remove the "*" to make it active?


Thanks,
Monti

[dimesio]

That's something winetricks adds to its overrides; I'm not sure why. You don't need to do anything with it.

[Monti]

That's something winetricks adds to its overrides; I'm not sure why. You don't need to do anything with it.

Thank you very much for your answer @dimesio . Appreciate it

[julliard]

Under '[Software\\Wine\\DllOverrides]' in user.reg it says "*d3dx9_24"="native"

I am wondering what the "*" in front of "d3dx9_24"="native" mean? Do I have to remove the "*" to make it active?

The "*" means that it matches the dll when loaded from any directory. Without the "*" it would only apply when the dll is loaded from c:\windows\system32. It makes a difference in the case where an app comes with its own version of the dll inside the app directory.

[Monti]

Thanks a lot @julliard . Good to know