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Originally Posted by KarenMarie
One other thing I forgot to add...the original poster at the thread PeterT referred me to never reported back, so I don't know if that solution solved their problem either. That would really have been helpful to know.
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As I said: You must be in the 'Administrator' group of the PC. or you can't process a reg file.
Forget Case. Device names are always refereed to in Upper Case. like LPT1: . NUL: is a (null) device
Try this:
Type this: Windows Key + R (Run box should appear)
in that type: regedit
Be very careful not to do any wrong moves
On the Menu
File: Import: Select that Reg file Open: (this is where it should confirm you want to add)
NOTE:
You can (and Should) view any REG file with notepad.exe (Open with Notpad) and
read 
what it says.
I don't have a NUL device in my registry (and Calibre works) so I picke another common device as an example.
Here is a Sample (it is for a LPT1: port that is no longer on most Laptops and some desktops) You con open it with Notepad and see this one is rather simple (I
don't recommend you install it).
The first line declares it a Regedit of at least level x
the second line sets the 'Key'
The third line sets the Value part of the key
Regedit files can't contain a Virus (they are only Text) ,
But they CAN cause a Linkage to a Virus file if the proper Keys are used.
Know your
reg file sources, and even peek at it with Notepad, looking for something strange about any file paths to EXE or DLL files (Yes, I have pulled the teeth of some bad stuff that got into a Registry. It was NOT fun: They killed Regedit, just to make fixing difficult.)