Windows XP
Visual Basic (.NET)

Anyone know how to retrieve settings from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (specifically the installation directory of Internet Explorer)

GetSetting only seems to retrieve settings from HKEY_USERS

Look in the .NET Framework Class Library >> Microsoft.Win32 >> Registry Class and RegistryKey Class.

Jim.

Hi Jim

The getsetting was I think the vb6 way to read and write to the registry .Net offers much more flexability.

heres an example of reading and writing to the registry

'read connection string from registry
    Public Function GetConnectionString(ByVal strAppID As String) As String
        Const CompanyRegistryArea As String = "Insert Registry key(s) here."
        Dim strRegPath As String = CompanyRegistryArea & strAppID
        Dim RegTemp As RegistryKey

        RegTemp = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(strRegPath, False)
        Return RegTemp.GetValue("ConnectionString", "").ToString
    End Function

    'write new connection string value to registry
    Public Sub SetConnectionString(ByVal strAppID As String, ByVal strNewValue As String)
        Const CompanyRegistryArea As String = "Insert Registry key(s) here."
        Dim strRegPath As String = CompanyRegistryArea & strAppID
        Dim RegTemp As RegistryKey

        RegTemp = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(strRegPath, True)
        RegTemp.SetValue("ConnectionString", strNewValue)
    End Sub

Hope this helps

Duncan

ooops! I should have addressed my last email to Jake and not Jim.

Duncan

Duncan

I appreciate your help. One question though - presumably there's a user defined type - RegistryKey somewhere?

jake

Hi Jake


Sorry about that, yes you need to import the following

Imports Microsoft.Win32




Duncan