What code would I write so to make a simple app that will import three registry keys. As if I would double click on a .reg file
For multiple reason, I dont what to have to click on the .reg file, and I cant have a .reg file there.
I am writing an application that connects to a specific com port. This com port can change depending on how many physical ports are on the PC, and if other USB devices have installed com ports before this one.
I have the communication to the com port all working great, but I need to get the com port description not just the "COM#" which is all I currently get.
I found in the registry where the description is stored but am having trouble doing what I need.
In this key:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlClass{4D36E978-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
there is a varied number of sub keys. The are numbered 0000-NNNN depending on how many ports you have. Inside each of these keys, there are multiple values, although I am only interested in one or 2 of them.
My problem is, that I do not know how to get a list of the subkeys (the 0000-NNNN keys/folders) from the original key I posted. I have looked through a few registry tutorials, and I can view the default value in the listed key, but I could not find how to list the subkeys of the listed key.
Does anyone have any sample code they could share that shows how I can get a listing of subkeys, and then run through those subkeys checking for a specific value in one of the strings contained in the subkey?
I am using VB.net 2008 and Windows XP.
I need to make a small programm for ticketing on a parking for a small hotel.So i have 2 Printers pariking In (for delivery of the tickets) and 2 Readers PArking Out.Both Printers and REaders are working Serial.So i need to poll the serial ports of the printers and readers every second.The data is stored on a SQL database so i need to read and write in the database.Can i do this with 1 PC and 1 programm or 1 PC and 4 programms that are runnning at the same time ?
View 2 RepliesOn form 1 , i have a number of buttons that open up different websites.What i want to do is when i click a button on form 1 , i want forum 2 to show ( Form2.show() ) , Form 2 will have a list (Buttons) of internet browsers.
View 4 RepliesI am trying to list all printers for all users by listing the registry key info
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I want to get all sub keys in a reg location. This entry can also have additional sub keys.At location "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTexefile" this key as 3 subkeys and 2 of these keys have additional sub keys under them. I need to get all the keys and any additional sub keys under each key if there is any. This code will be used for other keys, so I can not assume they have subkeys.
Dim Key As RegistryKey = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey("exefile", False)
Dim SubKeyNames() As String = Key.GetSubKeyNames()
Dim Index As Integer
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I am a PC repair and networking technician in Bellingham, WA. I have been given a task regarding CD/Product keys and developing a small stand alone program that will scan and pull customer's product keys prior to reloading their OS.
Much like this one:(url)
I'm trying to access a registry key that has a space in it, specifically:
SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsU pdateAuto Update The key is valid and I believe the code is, though I can't get any keys with spaces to open using Registry.OpenSubKey
The following code fails only for keys with spaces: subkey = New String("SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion WindowsUpdateAuto Update")
m_hive = m_hive.OpenSubKey(subkey, False) Dim val As Object = m_hive.GetValue(key)
Ok well i wasent quite done. (For thoughs of you who dont know what im talking about i just made a post few minuts before this)
Ok my LAST, LAST, LAST Q *few* Is there any way to dissplay registry keys in a listbox? And can i edit them within vb?
I want to export some keys that located on different hives in Registry to a file, but the command below only can export a key.
Regedit /e <file name> <key name>
How to export multiple keys to a file? can the api RegSaveKeyEx do that?
I have an application where i need to enumerate the random subkeys under another registry key and then create a new registry value. The problem is I cannot figure out how to enumerate those values and then write my new values The key specifically is SystemCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces{NIC-id}where NIC-id is a subkey with random letters and numbers. However the caveat is if I can only write values under the NIC-id's that have IP addresses... if not that is fine too but I would prefer to only write the valus below under NIC cards that have IP addresses
View 18 RepliesHow can i make and read a registry key? my program creating a registry key (on the first run) and later reading it to see if it is registered or not. any suggestions on how i can manage this?
i do know it goes something like: my.computer.registry.currentuser.createsubkey, but im stuck making it and i have no clue as to where to read it...
--ThrDude--:P If it is not worth it, it is not fun - you say programmers are boring but i say they are worth it.
I'm trying write a code that will check the framework version on the same computer it runs.
Now this code has to be able to run on every machine regardless the frameowrk version on it.
Now, i know how to read one registery key, but i don't know how to check muliple keys.
For example "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftNET Framework SetupNDP"
Under the key "NDP" there are a couple of more keys, how can i get the keys name?
Trying to read a registry key that has a name and a value associated with it. However, the value name doesn't have a name, per say, but it does have a name of (Default).
Anyway, the following lines of code return a value of Nothing.
Dim ReadValue As Object = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue _
("RegKeyName", "(Default)", Nothing)
'Try to use "(Default)" for the name.
However, if I pass empty quotes, as the ValueName, it returns the correct value for the value name. I spent quite alot of time before even thinking of trying it with empty quotes.
Dim ReadValue As Object = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue _
("RegKeyName", "", Nothing)
'Passing empty quotes for the name.
Is passing the empty quotes the correct way of getting the values from the (Default) value names? I don't want to assume this is going to work in all occasions only to get tripped up later.
I am working on a program that needs to fetch remote windows pc's particular registry keys and then be able to modify them (for example the Run registry key). From what I have been reading I would need to use the OpenRemoteBaseKey to do so.
What I am not sure about is how do I have the program search the network for all of the Windows computers and generate a checklist when the computer names and IP addresses are not known ?
also for the OpenRemoteBaseKey to work do I have to know the password for the administrator account for each PC ?
I need to get a list of registry keys. I have a key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARECBV
In there I have a couple of more keys that I need to list. After that I'll be able to get the subkeys easily.
I've looked and the only call that seems to do this is RegOpenKeyEx. Is there a better or more up to date method that I can use?
I've looked at My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine and can only see methods to get the subkeys and not keys.
I have run into a brick wall here with trying to figure this out what I have is a button that when clicked on opens up the windows control panel. and then options can be set and you then close the control panel.
then there is two radio buttons one says enabled and one says disabled what they do is check the registry after the button has been clicked on and depending on if the registry is set for 0 or 2 0 for disabled 2 for enabled...
I've tried various ways but I cannot get the radio buttons to check properly
I am wondering if there is a way to get the keys from the registry and display them in a checked listbox. For example I want to get all the keys and there values from "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun". This will allow me to see all the startup items. Is there a way that I can get all the values and display them in a checked listbox. I tried using the GetValue but it seems that you have to set the key that you want.
View 8 RepliesFind this tutorial on Dot Net SourceReason of this project:This is the next part of the previous tutorial. We'll learn here how to add, change, read, delete registry keys and values using vb.net.I included a sample that contains all those functionality.Project details:1- How to add a registry key/value2- How to read a registry value3- How to delete a key or a value4- Changing a value or a key5- Hints to use registry with VB.net6- The registry reader (VB.net)1- How to add a registry key/valueOne thing that I think I forget to notice.
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I have problems about USB device drivers: I can see the driver correctly installed but application says device is not present.
I solved using Regedit:
in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumUSB
I have to manually delete the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumUSBVid_04d8&Pid_8001
with all subkeys.
I've seen there are several examples managing registry keys using vb, but I can't understand how detect if the key is present and how delete it.
I am trying to read keys and values from the registry. The keys I am looking for do exist in the registry, but the variable mRegKey is still Nothing after the first line is run.I have also tried different keys under HKLMSoftware, some work and some dont. HKLMSoftwareATI is found but HKLMSoftwareOracle is not (both are shown in regedit).[code]
View 3 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 have setup my listview to View: Details
I want the listview to show all the keys of a specific folder.
Example: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VBExpress\10.0
So you click button1 and it adds all the keys within the example to your listview.
this works partially but if I close the reg key as shown I get an error [code]So my question is how/where do I place the Myreg.close and OldReg.Close commands???
View 3 Repliesi m trying to prepare a small application for exporting or importing registry key(whole branch) using xml files i found example on code project but not working and also i found a component source commercial tool which worked perfect my question is how can we access all 8 types of data values from registry specially multiword value?
View 2 RepliesI am trying to import some hex data into the registry with my program.
Instead of importing it as a binary type, I need to import it as RegistryValueKind.ExpandString. What is the proper way to convert this over to import it?
I am trying to creat a program to automate many of the things I do when I build a computer. I was attempting to do this via batch files but got stuck when I needed to search the registry for cetain keys and delete the parrent folder in which it resides in.
For instance: Installing a MS Loop Back Adapter I found a utility that works at the command promt called DEVCON that will allow me to install a MS Loop Back Adapter. I was doing this through a batch file but found that I can call the utility through VB and get the same result (of course I still need to have the DEVCON.exe)
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I would like to save let's say "HKLM/SOFTWARE" into file using API. First I open the key using RegOpenKeyEx. This works fine as I see that the ReturnPointer is different from zero and differs also when I switch from "SOFTWARE" to other subkey, therefore I assume no problem there.The problem comes when I want to save into the file. It creates only a blank file with return code of 1314. I have googled for this, but only found that this error means that application has no privilege to perform the action and I need to setup "SeRestorePrivilege" & "SeBackupPrivilege" property somehow. I haven't been able to find a good VB.NET example for this and as I am very weak with APIs I wasn't able to construct one of my own, therefore I would like to ask you for advice on this.Could you please help me on how to set the privileges so that I can export/import registry? [code]
View 4 RepliesI'm trying to create an administrative tool that writes registry values and imports them through the regedit /S command line function, but it's saying it cannot find the file specified. Assuming this is not the correct way to do this. Running Windows 7 Professional x64 and Visual Studio 2010 Professional Service Pack 1
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I am unsure of how to import from excel to a datagridview.I have a excelshet called ImportContacts and the Sheet name is the Default Sheet1.
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