Is there any way I can open a registry file that is not from the local machine? I have the software and system files from another PC and need to create a small code to read and get values from the files. The other PC is down and I just have the registry files so I ruled out the OpenRemoteSubKey method. However, the My.Computer.Registry.GetValue only works on the local machine.
View 10 RepliesI wrote an application to manage several installers and I wanted to throw in some registry settings as well. Unfortunately the following code is not writing to the registry, nor is it returning any exceptions.I'm running Visual Basic 2010 Express as administrator using Windows 7 64 bit, I can manually add the values, and I can add them from a .reg file manually but not even by calling the .reg file as a new process (it asks for permission, says it succeeded, but nothing changed).The key already exists, all I need to do is add two values.
My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMAINFeatureControlFEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", True)
My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMAINFeatureControlFEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", "uwgm_client.exe", 32768, Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind.DWord)[code].....
I wrote a program to download and play AVI files the files are large in size and long time wise. I have the files playing as they are being downloaded but i can't see how long the file is or seek reliably. i was reading that the AVI headers are in the last 512kb of the AVI file *why would't they put it at the start* lol so my question is is there a way to download the last 512Kb of the file i'm downloading. i have the Bytes Read and Length of the file while its downlaoding i'm just not sure where to go from there, or how to do it atleast. If i had the length in time of the Avi file i could set the trackbar to be able to seek properly. or if someone has an idea how i could get the time of the video by using fps and some math i could prob do it that way too but idk how i would tell how i can find how many kb are in the fps i'm sure it changes so think that way is't going to be reliable. how to get the last 512kb would be the best option not sure if it can be done even.
View 4 Repliesi have problem with searching key value in registry I have that
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim itm As ListViewItem
Dim root As RegistryKey
Dim searchkey As String = TextBox1.Text
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But on line: For Each valueName As String In root.GetValueNames, it says: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Within my service i have the following function in order to take some values from my registry[code]...
View 3 RepliesI have the following code to read values in the ABCInstall folder inside SOFTWARE sub key of which is under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
This works fine in Windows XP but not in Windows 7. make it work in both XP and Windows 7?
Dim Key As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey _
("SOFTWARE\ABCInstall", False)
Dim SubKeyNames() As String = Key.GetSubKeyNames()
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i want to make a program that will 'clean' up a computer, so far i can make it delete temp files, clear history, empty the recycle bin, even startup windows disk defrag... basic stuff like that Now i want it to go into windows registry and add some preset values, for example: HKEY_CURRENT_USER // Control Panel // Desktop // MenuShowDelay is by default 400, but i want to set it to 200 or something...i would also need the program to figure out which OS the computer is running (xp/vista/7) and only use the appropriate key and value,
View 1 RepliesMy first time and first post here.I am trying to change specific registry key values (to enable fast user shutdown), but I get an error message when I try this. I will hopefully be implementing a number of the TweakUI functions, but in my own representation.
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and I get the following error message:
"The specified RegistryKeyPermissionCheck value is invalid. Parameter name: mode"
(I've changed the Security.AccessControl options but none of them are suitable)
I've only been using VB 2008 for about 4 months now, and had no coding expereince prior to this
I have tried to solve this myself and I know I am probably doing something really silly here what I have is two different registry values that control what is displayed in the combobox on my form RegistryKey1 has the following values:0,1 or it does not existRegistryKey2 has the following values2,3, or 4 the combobox has the following values 0,1,2,3 However here is the problem if the RegistryKey2 is 2 then it further has to be checked if RegistryKey1 is either 0,1 or does not exist
if it is 1 then the selectedindex = 0
if it is 0 or does not exist then the selectedindex = 1
if RegistryKey2 is 3 then the selectedindex = 2
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This time i'm tring to work with registry values and so i'm using the following code Private Function RegKeyExists(ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal sKeyPath As String) As Boolean
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I would like to get applications that run on start up as show them in a list box (Name Value & Data Value). The registry key where the information is stored is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun. I have wrote code before the gets the subkey values and list them but I'm having trouble remembering how.
View 10 Repliesi looking for a way to read and write values in registry pocket pc using vb.net so far i have this:
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I am a newbie so please forgive me if my terminology is incorrect.I am trying to Update a Registry sub key value. I have done this a few times before with success. But this time is kinda different. I noticed a few things,like the sub key value is in HEX when I export the key (The value that I want to input is from a sub key that I exported) I can only get the registry to accept the command if I do not specify the registry value kind, but that doesn't do me any good if its not the correct value kind.
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What im trying to achieve is editing the value of this key; But I've tried everything i can think of.. I've tried just entering the name and type etc. but nothing..I've decalred:
Imports Microsoft.Win32
and the code im attempting to use:
Dim regKey As RegistryKey
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What i want it to do is create a key from the Drive Selection box i.e. 'H' then create two sub keys called 'DefaultIcon' and 'DefaultLabel' and assign values to their (Default) key but its not working.
I have little MD5 Check Sum app, and I want if i click on some file in the entire Windows OS, with right button, in the context menu there to be a button "Check MD5 Sum". Like when you install WinRar, the app assign values there for archive, and extracting.
View 1 RepliesIs there any way I can open a registry file that is not from the local machine? I have the software and system files from another PC and need to create a small VB app to read and get values from the files. The other PC is down and I just have the registry files.
View 2 RepliesI have a program which will search the entire registry for a keyword and display all the matching keys/values in a listview. The user can then select the desired keys/values and delete them. Since this a program that deals with registry, I want to give the users a way to backup the registry before they do the delete operation. I would like to know what is the best approach for this.
3 questions here:
1- Should I backup the entire registry ?
2- Should I backup only the keys/values that the user has selected in the listview ?
3 - Can I have the sample code or appropriate URL's which describes this.
I want to enumerate all of the values within a given registry subkey (for example 'HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun')
View 4 RepliesI'm new in vb.net (application). I need to access files or browse files using vb.net. Does anyone knows how can I do it?? I can use the listview??This is the process:I have a form and I need to browse folders and drivers (C drive/network drive...) in the same form. But how can I do that, how can I display the icons, file, etc. and open it in listview or any control in vb.net.
View 3 RepliesIs there a way to get a list of files in a certain directory and then put them in a context menu strip then when they are clicked have the program open the file. I'm trying to make a flash player that can show the list of flash files and when you click the file path on the context menu strip it will play from that file. Here is what I have:
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
OpenFileDialog1.Filter = "Shockwave Flash Objects (*.swf)|*.swf|All files (*.*)|*.*"
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I should mention that I'm mainly concerned with Random files.Which is the best method?
1.) Open file, manipulate data and immediatly close the file. (Which means doing this alot everytime data needs to be read, edited, deleted, or saved)
(2.) Open the file when the app starts and let it open for data manipulation until it's time to close the app at which time the file would be closed.
I was always taught option 1. The main reason at the time was to cut down on the chance for data corruption in the file or an outright loss of the file due to outside circumstances like power failure.
I need to know how to get all the mime types available to any browser for a downloader for my webbrowser, so far it get's the mime type on navigate and returns it in the event handler but, in the registry any of the 2 ways that there are don't includeevery one, like I can't seem to find application/x-rar-compresses only zip and what not,
View 1 RepliesI'm programming a small windows app that allows the user to fill out some fields and then creates and runs a batch file based on their entries. The program works, but it doesn't.The program creates the batch file just fine but when it tries to run the batch file, it gets errors in the cmd window saying it cannot find the scripts the batch file is trying to call. What's confusing me is that if I take the batch file the program created and run it myself, it works just fine so I know it is not the batch that is the problem. My best guess is that there is some security setting for vs.net that I've overlooked but I am only an "every once in a while" programmer so I really don't know where to look. Additionally after running the batch, the program is supposed to delete the batch file but that fails as well with the message that it cannot find the batch file, the same batch file that it had just created and run.
View 1 Replieshave just started vb .net and im working with the 2005 edition, but i would now like to make a program that i can use at home that will alter files names,Bassically where i rip cd's to put them onto my mp3 player they are always given a name starting with 01. etc, what i would like is a small bit of code that uses a while or for loop to go through every file in the folder and remove the first three characters.
View 4 RepliesI'm trying to keep the oldest file and move the new ones to a different directory
View 7 Replieshow to read and write random access records in .NET. Now I know random access files are dead and the response on every query I found with google/bing/yahoo searches was don't use random access use Binary serialization but I can not. I have a situation where I need to read and modify 256 byte records in a file that is used by another application.
Now for a bit of background the file is made up of 27 fixed length records of 256 bytes. Each of the records has a separate structure consisting of 30-120 fields. The proplem I am having is I can create the record structures but when using the FileGet method I am receiving an error. Now I have found samples that showed the same format I am using that claim to work.
The error I am getting is Option Strict On disallows narrowing from type 'System.ValueType' to type 'ProgramName.ModuleName.Record' in copying the value of 'ByRef' paramater 'Value' back to the matching argument.
The basic layout (simplified) is as follows:
Code:
Structure Record
<VBFixedString(6)> Public SomeParam as String
Public SomeNumber as Short
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Now the overloads for FileGet show all of the data types including Object. But I have tried various methods to retreive the 256 byte record but without success. Do I have to actually read each of the several hundred fields of the structure one by one? Or am i overlooking something (I have been known for this in the past)
Or (and I'll kick myself if this is the only way) do I just have to set option strict Off in the module and the code as above will actually work.
I would love to be able to just ditch the random access file but I have to keep it for compatibility with several other applications at this time.
Alright this is what im working with. Im Working with vb.net 2003.I have (X) amount txt files in "C:Marble".In each txt files there are 3 lines.I want to read the first line of each txt file and display them in a listbox. [code] Things i need to Find:
-1 How to tell how many files are in a folder
-2 How to create a loop were it reads the first line of each file in that folder
An application that my company uses stores report files with a .dat extension for use with their software. These files can be opened in notepad and the basic report information can be seen as text. I am attempting to write an app that opens and reads data from these .dat files and displays it in a checked listbox. My hangup thus far is that I can't figure out how to read the data from the .dat files since they are not .txt files. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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I know how to get a list of files in a local Windows machine's specific directory:
Dim dirInfo As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("C:Temp")
Dim fileListing() As FileInfo = dirInfo.GetFiles()
But how do I use this class for a mainframe system where user ID, password and 'change directory' command are needed?
When I attempt to just access the server without credentials and just do the Windows version and use the syntax "\server_nameAUTO:RPTS.", where 'AUTO:RPTS.' is the mainframe directory name I get the following error: "The given path's format is not supported."
When I just use '\server_name' I get: "The UNC path should be of the form \servershare."
I am using zipforge.net to archive files in a small backup program I am creating. Everything works fine however if I try to archive a large number of files the process of zipping them gets slower the further along in the job it gets.
Example: I have a directory that contains a little over 100,000 files in it. Each file is only about 200k of text. When I use the zipforge zip class it starts zip'ing very quickly but as it gets about 40% of the way through the directory it starts to slow down... at about 60% its working at a snails pace.
Memory usage for my solution also goes up proportionate to the archive file size as it grows. Currently it takes around 26hours to backup this directory which only contains 4 gigs worth of information.
If I use a program like winzip I can zip the folder in less than an hour. I am thinking there has to be a way to write to the end of the zip file without having to open it every time or without keeping it open. My backup software scans the specified folder and writes each file path and name into a text file. Then it reads the text file line by line and passes the path + file info to the zipforge addfile().