Managing PeopleTools 8.4x and PeopleTools 8.5x Configuration Manager Settings

PeopleTools 8.4x and PeopleTools 8.5x releases manage registry settings differently. This is due, in part, so that PeopleTools complies with security policies introduced with Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7.

PeopleTools 8.4x Configuration Manager uses both HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to store various settings. PeopleTools 8.5x Configuration Manager stores all settings under HKEY_CURRENT_USER. For example, in PeopleTools 8.4x, profile settings are stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, whereas, in PeopleTools 8.5x profile settings are stored in HKEY_CURENT_USER.

Due to these changes in the registry structure, the first run of the PeopleTools 8.5x Configuration Manager will delete any PeopleTools 8.4x configuration settings stored in the registry in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive. PeopleTools 8.4x and PeopleTools 8.5x registry settings can coexist, but the PeopleTools 8.4x settings must be preserved prior to the first run of the PeopleTools 8.5x Configuration Manager so that they can be restored afterwards.

To preserve PeopleTools 8.4x registry settings:

  1. Use the Registry Editor to export and save the contents of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PeopleSoft\PeopleTools\Release8.40.

  2. Run PeopleTools 8.5x Configuration Manager, and modify settings as needed.

  3. Import the .reg file containing the PeopleTools 8.4x exported registry contents.

    After completing these steps, PeopleTools 8.4x and PeopleTools 8.5x will then use the same registry values with the exception of the Profiles registry settings. PeopleTools 8.4x versions will use the Profiles settings under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. PeopleTools 8.5x versions will use the Profiles settings under HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

Note:

If the PeopleTools 8.4x settings are not saved or they are deleted when the PeopleTools 8.5x Configuration Manager runs, you can recreate the PeopleTools 8.4x settings by running the PeopleTools 8.4x Configuration Manager and reentering the required settings.