I need help creating a registry file. Detailed question, should be easy to answer.

I want to create a registry key for a webcal link so that it can open external programs from IE or Firefox. I tried creating a registry file following these links:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/noahc/archive/2006/10/19/register-a-custom-url-protocol-handler.aspx

When I created the file and named it webcal.reg, I get the error message: The specified file is not a registry script. You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor.
this is the reg file I used: named webcal.reg
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[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT]

[webcal]

(Default) = "URL:Webcal Protocol Handler"

URL Protocol = ""

[DefaultIcon]

(Default) = "sunbird.exe”

[shell]

[open]

[command]

(Default) = "E:\Program Files\Mozilla Sunbird\sunbird.exe "%1""

--

and I created a batch file
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@echo off
regedit /s webcal.reg
pause
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batch file wouldnt have worked anyways.

So I got this far but now I am stuck.

 

Re: I need help creating a registry file. Detailed question, should be easy to answe

If I were creating a .reg file for what you specify I would create it something like this in notepad or some other text editor.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\webcal]
"Default"="URL:Webcal Protocol Handler"
"URL Protocol"=****

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\webcal\DefaultIcon]
"Default"="sunbird.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\webcal\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\webcal\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\webcal\shell\open\command]
"Default"="E:\Program Files\Mozilla Sunbird\sunbird.exe" "%1"

Save this to my desktop as an .reg file. Left click on the .reg file and select "Merge".

 

Re: I need help creating a registry file. Detailed question, should be easy to answe

yes I did something similar to that already.

My final version worked:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Webcal]
"URL Protocol"=""
@="Webcal Protocol Handler"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Webcal\Default Icon]
@="e:\\program files\\mozilla sunbird\\sunbird.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Webcal\Shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Webcal\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Webcal\Shell\Open\Command]
@="e:\\program files\\mozilla sunbird\\sunbird.exe %1"
--

thanks for your help.